Day 2 – 2 Kings 6:15-17

Now when the attendant of the man of God had risen early and gone out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was circling the city. And his servant said to him, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?” So he answered, “Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” And the Lord opened the servant’s eyes and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.^[1]

We are like Gehazi, Elisha’s servant, fearful and hesitant because of limited vision and focus in the wrong places and on the wrong things. Like Gehazi we can only see what is visible to us because our vision has yet to be perfected, and like Gehazi, faced with what appears to be insurmountable odds, we panic not knowing what we should do. This is particularly instructive for us as we leap into a new year. In the past we operated according to what we were able to see, hear and believe. Not so with Elisha, and as with Elisha, so with us.

Dear Lord, please expand my ability to see beyond my circumstances. Forgive me for being fearful and hesitant, and my limited vision and focus in the wrong places and on the wrong things. I trust You to lead me in paths grace and favor. I trust You to show me the way You would have me to go and the things You would have me do. Thank you for Your love and care that surrounds me and my circumstances and brings me victory. Amen.

^[1] New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation, 1995), 2 Ki 6:15–17.