214. More with us than with them
2 Kings 6:16, 17 And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he my see: And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
Although this is not a promise in the context of the narrative, and it is not given to us as a direct promise from God, we may nevertheless take it as a promise of God to us since the truth is given in the Scriptures elsewhere. Here the king of Syria sent horses and chariots to the village of Dothan where Elisha was staying. He intended to seize Elisha because Elisha seemed to know what the king was planning, as though he were in the room. Elisha’s servant looked out and saw that an army of horses and chariots from Syria were.surrounding the place. The servant said, “What shall we do?”’’
Elisha gives this answer, and then He prayed for the Lord to open his eyes. And when his spiritual eyes were opened he saw the mountain full of horses and chariots of fire all around. There are times when we need to ask God to open our eyes, too, so that we may believe that there are more with us than with them. When our spiritual enemies surround and frighten us and we sense an overwhelming dread we need to see the truth from God: “If God is for us who can be against us?” We have no doubt that God is for us, but we are not ready to live by that faith when it is most needed.
Therefore, when we ask the Lord for help we may believe what we are asking for. God is a very present help in time of trouble: He can commission thousands of horses and chariots (or a well equipped army of angels) to fight on our side. God does not leave us defenseless, and He knows the troubles and dangers we get ourselves into in this world. We can trust His promise to take care of things in the invisible world for our good. Believe the God of Promises. When you don’t know what to do ask God to open your eyes.