2 Kings 6: Give Me Eyes To See
- Kami Pentecost
- Aug 23
- 2 min read
“Early the next morning Elisha’s servant got up, went out of the house, and saw the Syrian troops with their horses and chariots surrounding the town. He went back to Elisha and exclaimed, ‘We are doomed, sir! What shall we do?’ ‘Don’t be afraid,’ Elisha answered. ‘We have more on our side than they have on theirs.’ Then he prayed, ‘O Lord, open his eyes and let him see!’ The Lord answered his prayer, and Elisha’s servant looked up and saw the hillside covered with horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.” 2 Kings 6:15-17 GNT
Whew, what a word this morning. As I was reading it, I thought about how quickly our natural response is fear. The servant sees the enemy surrounding them and immediately panics. I related, Instantly thinking of a handful of things happening right now In my life that It's like this was exactly how I handled It—my first reaction Is often fear. I find myself Immediately falling Into worry or even something that might look better to the world, holding It all together, control! In reality, Im totally having a freak out.
I felt the Spirit nudging me...so let me ask you too, what if instead of fear, we leaned into expectation? What if our first thought wasn’t “we’re doomed,” but “okay Lord, I can’t wait to see what You’re about to do with this”?
He isn’t surprised. None of this catches Him off guard. Even if it wasn’t part of His original design, He already knows how this story ends and how He’s going to use it for good. It’s like the Lord is reminding us: no matter what comes against you or me, we are never outnumbered. The Lord of heaven’s armies is on our side. Even when it looks like the enemy has us surrounded in the natural, heaven is actually surrounding him or It. If we’ll ask the Lord to open our eyes, He’ll show us what He’s already doing in the supernatural—covering us, providing for us, and fighting for us.
So heres my prayer for us, Lord, shift our first reaction from fear to faith. From despair to hope. From panic to expectation. Remind us that we are never abandoned, never unprotected, never outnumbered—because You are with us. Cover us with that unexplainable peace, the kind that doesn’t make sense, and let us rest in it today. Amen.
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