Missing Something?

Have you ever been fascinated  by optical illusion art?  One of my favorite illusion paintings is "Pintos" by Bev Doolittle. It appears to be a beautiful winter scene on a snow splotched rocky hillside but hidden within the scene if you look closely are 7 pinto horses. Beautiful! I love horses. This painting reminds me of the many things God is doing often right in front of my face but I am distracted by my circumstances and don't see.  When Job told the Lord in chapter 42 verse 5, “My eye see You,” he was not saying that he saw God physically. He was referring to the moment when he had a personal revelation of God.  Without a personal revelation of God, the enemy can easily rob pieces of your life from you as you dwell captivated by the circumstance that grip you.

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."

 

Those verse from within the infamous Chariots of Fire second chapter of Kings (2 Kings 6:8-23) really encourage those who feel like the enemy has you surrounded and is moving in for the kill.  They definitely had some bad circumstances going on but the prophet Elisha sees things hidden to others... God's army is present and is stronger than satan's forces. 

A pearl to string: Why did Elisha see the Lord's army when others could not see it?

I'm thinking when one walks close with the Lord they are given eyes to see what is ordinarily invisible. Personal revelation from God is the very best protection on earth.  You may feel like the servant of Elisha who saw only the massed forces of the enemy which cause you to feel fearful and defeated.  Lift your eyes -- there is a mighty heavenly host waiting for your eyes to open and see the battle is the Lords,

We are safely in His care,

                                   Lyndi