2 Kings 6:16 and James 2:26 "Those With You Are More Than Those With Them" (July 7)

What shall we do when we wake up one day and are surrounded on all sides by things we cannot control or circumstances we want changed or people who have distanced themselves from us and let us down.  That's exactly where Elisha, the prophet and his servants ended up. The Shunammite's son dies---can Elisha breathe air back into his lungs? Can Namaan be healed of leprosy when he doesn't like Elisha's plan?  Being a prophet was a tough calling.  Elisha is being accused in 2 Kings 5:6 of telling the King of Israel the words that the King of Assyria speaks in his bedroom.  God invades all of our secrets.  The King of Assyria didn't like that invasion of privacy one bit.  So, he shows up to take Elisa's life and he comes prepared with an army of horses and chariots surrounding Elisha's city, unannounced.  The servants cry out to Elisha: "Master, what shall we do?"  Elisha's response in 2 Kings 6:16 He said, “Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” Great encouragement to be reminded of Who is on our side.  But, Elisha goes one step forward, wishing forward.  He prays in 2 Kings 6:17 "O Lord, please open his eyes that he may see.” Find a friend who will pray for you that God shows up where you are stuck or sinking and opens your eyes to see that faith without works in your life is dead (James 2:26).  Open our eyes to see.  Praying those verses for you this very day.