“Don’t be afraid, Gehazi! There are more on our side than on theirs!” 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. 2 Kings 6:16-17
Lord Jesus, like Elisha’s servant, we too have seasons when the odds, hard circumstances, and personal struggles seem stacked against us. We need the same eye-opening grace you gave Gehazi (Eph.1:18-19).
Let us see, feel, know you are with us and for us. Living inside of us, you are far greater than anyone and everything against us (1Jn.4:4); and our “in-Christ-ness” is 10,000 times superior to our “in-mess-ness.” With you on your throne above us, and your arms around and under us, we’ll never be outnumbered.
Alongside that, your Spirit is constantly at work in us, and you deploy angels on our behalf more often than we realize (Heb.1:14, 13:2). They don’t ride up on “chariots of fire,” but our Gospel-friends also provide your comfort, encouragement, and hope at just the right time (2Cor.7:4).
Jesus, help us embrace our vulnerability and weakness as opportunities to rely on you. Mute the voice of “the accuser of the brethren,” who attacks us in our weariness. Silence our shame, fear, anxieties-a-plenty by your singing over us, great delight in us, and constant intercession for us (Zeph.3:14-17). Thank you, Jesus. Free us to run to the throne of grace regularly and to our grace-friends quickly. So Very Amen.
