What Do You See?

“. . . Lord, I pray Thee, open his eyes that he may see.” (2 Kings 6:17)

Let's face it. Sometimes we see only what we want to see. Self-induced “blindness” allows a person to shirk an uncomfortable confrontation that could cause a ripple effect. Perhaps you don't want to hurt someone’s feelings, so you look the other way, pretending you didn't see. It may be that you could care less about a situation, not wanting to be involved. With reactions like these, you have "turned a blind eye." With physical sight, you can be selective in what you choose to see. But there is another sight to consider . . .

The servant of Elisha got up early and went outside and saw the city of Dothan surrounded by a great army with many chariots and horses of the enemy. He cried out and asked Elisha what they should do. Gehazi could only see the enemy around them; his eyes told him they were going to be slaughtered. Elisha calmly said, “Fear not.” He asked the Lord to open his eyes so he could see the same thing he saw. The Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he saw not only the enemy, but the enemy and entire mountain surrounded by God’s heavenly army of horses and fiery chariots. When the servant saw with spiritual sight, he was no longer afraid.

Amid a global pandemic, which is affecting us mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually, and economically, fear can easily gain a foothold in our lives. Fear, a great enemy of our soul, is not a respecter of persons; it can strike at any moment in the lives of believers and non-believers. When confronted by fear, we can either panic as Gehazi did or be determined to be as Elisha, trusting God.  We as believers need to remember those two little words Elisha spoke that carry a powerful message: “Fear not.” As a child of God, we have promises in the Word that He is on our side and fights for us: The angel of the Lord goes before us, He is behind us, He encamps all around us and delivers us (Psalm 34:7), He holds us and covers us (Psalm 139:5). Believe the Word of God and stand on His promises!

When fear strikes and all you see is the enemy surrounding you, ask God to open your spiritual eyes. Access the spiritual resources within you through the Holy Spirit for your physical eyes to see with spiritual sight and “Fear not.” Eyes of faith will reveal truth of the matter. Faith knows and trusts that God is always working on our behalf, for our good, even those times when it doesn't look like it nor feel like it. Who will you believe? God or the enemy? Believe God.