April 7, 2011 (2 Kings 5-11)

It's stories like these that really make me think of how little we are 'intune' with the spiritual world.

^6:14 So one night the king of Aram sent a great army with many chariots and horses to surround the city.

 ¹⁵ When the servant of the man of God got up early the next morning and went outside, there were troops, horses, and chariots everywhere. “Oh, sir, what will we do now?” the young man cried to Elisha.

 ¹⁶ “Don’t be afraid!” Elisha told him. “For there are more on our side than on theirs!” ¹⁷ Then Elisha prayed, “O Lord, open his eyes and let him see!” The Lord opened the young man’s eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire.

^7:5 So at twilight they set out for the camp of the Arameans. But when they came to the edge of the camp, no one was there! ⁶ For the Lord had caused the Aramean army to hear the clatter of speeding chariots and the galloping of horses and the sounds of a great army approaching. “The king of Israel has hired the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us!” they cried to one another. ⁷ So they panicked and ran into the night, abandoning their tents, horses, donkeys, and everything else, as they fled for their lives.

God, open our eyes to see what is happening all around us in the spiritual realm. Help us to realize our days are numbered. Jesus told us to be like the maidens prepared with oil for their lamps, awaiting their master's return. I feel the day is close. Help me to live like it is.