{"id":366,"date":"2008-12-04T06:00:12","date_gmt":"2008-12-04T13:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devonline.us\/dailyevotional\/archives\/366"},"modified":"2008-12-04T06:05:25","modified_gmt":"2008-12-04T13:05:25","slug":"open-my-eyes-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/open-my-eyes-2\/","title":{"rendered":"“OPEN MY EYES!”"},"content":{"rendered":"

2 Kings 6:15-17<\/strong><\/p>\n

“When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. \u2018Oh, my lord, what shall we do?\u2019 the servant asked. \u2018Don’t be afraid,\u2019 the prophet answered. \u2018Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.\u2019 And Elisha prayed, \u2018O LORD, open his eyes so he may see.\u2019 Then the LORD opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.”<\/font><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Several years ago I received a gift from a man in the community. Neither he nor his wife had ever attended our church, so it was an unexpected surprise. The gift was a small black plaque with white wood figures on it. As I looked at it for a time I discovered the name Jesus. It had been there all the time\u2014but hidden from view.<\/p>\n

Since that day I have wondered about what other things are around me that I have not seen. In reading today\u2019s Scripture I am blown away by the prophet, Elisha. He must have seen things that were hidden to others. Why did he see the Lord\u2019s army when others could not see it? To me the answer is walking close to the Lord and having eyes to see what is ordinarily invisible.<\/p>\n

I strongly encourage you to read 2 Kings 6:8-23. It is a most encouraging passage of Scripture. When you feel like the enemy has you surrounded and is moving in for the kill\u2014God\u2019s army is present and is stronger than Satan\u2019s forces.<\/p>\n

As I meditate on this matter of increasing our spiritual vision, I am reminded of that old hymn written by Charles and Clara Scott, \u201cOpen My Eyes That I May See.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOpen my eyes that I may see\u2014
\nglimpses of truth You have for me;
\nplace in my hands the wonderful key\u2014
\nthat shall un-lock and set me free.
\nSilently now I wait for You\u2014
\nready, my God, Your will to do;
\nOpen my eyes, illumine me, Spirit divine!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We must realize that there is a battle for the souls of men and women around the world. Jesus has won the battle and provided the payment for our sins\u2014His own dear blood that was shed on Calvary. It is a gift just waiting for all who will to accept His offer of deliverance.<\/p>\n

You may be like the servant of Elisha who saw only the massed forces of the enemy, which causes you to feel fearful and defeated. Lift up your eyes, dear heart\u2014there is a mighty heavenly host waiting for your eyes to open and see that the battle is the Lord\u2019s. Open your eyes!<\/p>\n

Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!<\/p>\n

— Pastor Cecil<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2 Kings 6:15-17 “When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. \u2018Oh, my lord, what shall we do?\u2019 the servant asked. \u2018Don’t be afraid,\u2019 the prophet answered. \u2018Those who are with us are more than those […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2-kings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}