The Word for today:
2 Kings 6:8 - 7:20
2 Kings 6:8 - 7:20
mark this: 2 Kings 6:15-17 --
When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. "Oh, my lord, what shall we do?" the servant asked.
"Don't be afraid," the prophet answered. "Those who are with us are more than those who are with them."
And Elisha prayed, "O LORD, open his eyes so he may see." Then the LORD opened the servant's eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. "Oh, my lord, what shall we do?" the servant asked.
"Don't be afraid," the prophet answered. "Those who are with us are more than those who are with them."
And Elisha prayed, "O LORD, open his eyes so he may see." Then the LORD opened the servant's eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
Sometimes, we can't see things that are actually there. This is a fact of perception.
This should not surprise us. Our ears can't hear sound frequencies that our dogs can hear. So why should we presume that our eyes can see everything that is actually there?
We are being watched. We are an exhibition of God's grace to principalities and powers that we can't see:
His purpose was that through the church all the rulers and powers in the heavenly world will now know God's wisdom (1).
His purpose was that through the church all the rulers and powers in the heavenly world will now know God's wisdom (1).
Are you getting the creeps yet? I am, just writing about this stuff.
Let's see how this works in reverse. Did you know that we can see things that angels long to look into--but can't:
The things which you have now heard from the messengers who announced the Good News...are things which even the angels would like to understand. (1 Peter 1:12)
Let's see how this works in reverse. Did you know that we can see things that angels long to look into--but can't:
The things which you have now heard from the messengers who announced the Good News...are things which even the angels would like to understand. (1 Peter 1:12)
So--we can't see some things that angels can.
But--angels can't see some things that we can.
Guess who else couldn't see everything? This may surprise you: Jesus.
Jesus emptied himself (2) of many divine attributes in order to became just like us. As the eternal Son of God, he was omniscient (all-knowing) and omnipresent (everywhere at once). But at his incarnation he became just like us in order to take our place. ('Incarnation' is a big word for what happened at Christmas--when the Word became flesh and arrived among us (3), as a baby in Bethlehem.)
Jesus emptied himself (2) of many divine attributes in order to became just like us. As the eternal Son of God, he was omniscient (all-knowing) and omnipresent (everywhere at once). But at his incarnation he became just like us in order to take our place. ('Incarnation' is a big word for what happened at Christmas--when the Word became flesh and arrived among us (3), as a baby in Bethlehem.)
And so, as one of us, with limited sight, he depended on the Holy Spirit to lead and guide him:
Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit...(4)
Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit...(4)
The Holy Spirit sees everything, even before it happens, so he knows the way. And he is always leading.
And those who will follow are led.
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(1) Ephesians 3:10; (2) Philippians 2:7; (3) John 1:14; (4) Luke 4:1
(1) Ephesians 3:10; (2) Philippians 2:7; (3) John 1:14; (4) Luke 4:1
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