2 Kings 6:15-17 And when the servant of the man of God
arose early and went out, there was an army, surrounding the city with
horses and chariots. 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." And Elisha prayed, and said, "Lord, I
pray, open his eyes that he may see." Then the Lord opened the eyes of the
young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and
chariots of fire all around Elisha.
Throughout the history of the modern state of Israel, there have
been accounts of angelic interventions protecting Israeli soldiers in the
midst of intense warfare. One instance recounted by an Israeli military
historian after the 1973 Yom Kippur war, describes an Israeli soldier in
the Sinai taking captive an entire Egyptian column and leading them to
where the Israeli troops were. The Egyptian commander was asked why he and
his men gave themselves up to the lone Israeli soldier. He responded with
surprise, ”One soldier? There were thousands of them.”
Then he said that as they neared the Israeli lines, the soldiers
began disappearing. The Israeli soldier reported that he was by himself
when the Egyptian commander and his men surrendered to him. He was totally
unaware of the thousands of soldiers the Egyptian soldiers saw with him,
since he himself did not see them.
The same is true for believers. We do not see the invisible
military dynamics in the heavenlies above us, as we wage our spiritual war
here on earth, and often haven't a clue of just how the Lord is surrounding
us with his angelic protection.
If there was ever a time in history
to grab hold of this one truth – “do not fear, for those who are with
us are more than those against us" -- it is now! (George, Baht Rivka, Elianna & Obadiah)
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