Let their road be dark and slippery as the angel of the Lord chases them. For no reason they spread out their net to trap me. For no reason they dug a pit for me. So let ruin strike them suddenly. Let them be caught in their own nets. Let them fall into the pit and die.
Then I will rejoice in the Lord. I will be happy when He saves me. Even my bones will say, "Lord, who is like You? You save the weak from the strong, the weak and the poor from robbers."
The king of Aram decided to make war with Israel and set up camp in a certain place to attack the Israeli army as it passed by. The prophet, Elisha, heard of this and warned the king to go a different route. When the king of Aram understood he had been outsmarted, he thought there was a mutiny in his troops.
"No," said one of his officers. "It's Elisha, the prophet from Israel. He can tell you what you do in your bedroom."
"Go and find him so I can send men to catch him!" ordered the king.
Turns out Elisha was in Dothan. Immediately, the king sent horses, chariots and many troops to the city and they surrounded it at night.
When Elisha's servant awakened the next morning, he was scared to death. "Oh, my master, what are we going to do!" he screamed.
Yawning and stretching, Elisha replied, "Don't be scared. The army fighting for us is much greater than the army the King of Aram has assembled." To the Lord, Elisha prayed, "Lord, open the eyes of my servant and let him see."
The mountain was covered in chariots of fire and horses - the army of God come to save them. Angels on mounts, chariots in gear, just champing at the bit to destroy those who would destroy Elisha.
Don't think for a minute that your life is any different. Angels on horses or in chariots ready to come to the rescue when we are overwhelmed. We do not fight alone. The enemy of our soul is chased down on a wet, slippery road and will eventually find himself forever in a pit of fire. Such rejoicing when that finally happens! The very creator of evil boiling for eternity. A holocaust of his own invention.
In the meantime, let us be as confident as Elisha, who I am certain got up to brush his teeth and don his tunic before dealing with the Arameans. Not worried because he had eyes to see. Confident that, until the day his God called him home, there was victory on earth because we are His children. Angels encamp about us. We are never alone.
Happy that He saved you? Are even your old bones rejoicing? Open your eyes and see....see the salvation of the Lord!
Then I will rejoice in the Lord. I will be happy when He saves me. Even my bones will say, "Lord, who is like You? You save the weak from the strong, the weak and the poor from robbers."
The king of Aram decided to make war with Israel and set up camp in a certain place to attack the Israeli army as it passed by. The prophet, Elisha, heard of this and warned the king to go a different route. When the king of Aram understood he had been outsmarted, he thought there was a mutiny in his troops.
"No," said one of his officers. "It's Elisha, the prophet from Israel. He can tell you what you do in your bedroom."
"Go and find him so I can send men to catch him!" ordered the king.
Turns out Elisha was in Dothan. Immediately, the king sent horses, chariots and many troops to the city and they surrounded it at night.
When Elisha's servant awakened the next morning, he was scared to death. "Oh, my master, what are we going to do!" he screamed.
Yawning and stretching, Elisha replied, "Don't be scared. The army fighting for us is much greater than the army the King of Aram has assembled." To the Lord, Elisha prayed, "Lord, open the eyes of my servant and let him see."
The mountain was covered in chariots of fire and horses - the army of God come to save them. Angels on mounts, chariots in gear, just champing at the bit to destroy those who would destroy Elisha.
Don't think for a minute that your life is any different. Angels on horses or in chariots ready to come to the rescue when we are overwhelmed. We do not fight alone. The enemy of our soul is chased down on a wet, slippery road and will eventually find himself forever in a pit of fire. Such rejoicing when that finally happens! The very creator of evil boiling for eternity. A holocaust of his own invention.
In the meantime, let us be as confident as Elisha, who I am certain got up to brush his teeth and don his tunic before dealing with the Arameans. Not worried because he had eyes to see. Confident that, until the day his God called him home, there was victory on earth because we are His children. Angels encamp about us. We are never alone.
Happy that He saved you? Are even your old bones rejoicing? Open your eyes and see....see the salvation of the Lord!
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