“Oh no! What do we do?!”
Panic gripped Elisha’s servant when he woke up to the enemy army surrounding the city.
Fear, anxiety, worry.
What do we do??
I ask that question a lot, too.
- There’s a big problem. (Honestly, sometimes it’s a little problem).
- I’m afraid. I’m anxious. I’m upset.
- “WHAT DO I DO?”
I put it all on my shoulders.
Do I fight it out, or do I flee?
Do I jump in and fix it, or do I high-tail it out of there… putting distance between me and the situation?
I feel like the whole outcome hinges on my response.
Elisha’s servant asked the question: “What do we do?”
Elisha’s response: “Do not fear.”
What? Instead of setting me up with a good plan of action, you’re telling me something I shouldn’t do?
Don’t fear? There’s every reason to fear!
But then Elisha tips him off to the secret:
“Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”
Elisha prays that the servant’s eyes may be opened.
He looks up and the Lord shows him the other reality: horses and chariots of fire cover the entire mountain.
Do not fear.
Lift up your eyes to the mountains.
The Lord is mighty to save.
When a problem paralyzes us with fear,
We’re blinded to the other reality….
The presence of the God of the universe.
It doesn’t all depend on us.
To think the outcome hinges on me is pride masquerading as worry.
Let’s ask the Lord to open our eyes.
To see His strength, power, and deliverance.
Then we can call upon HIM to save.
He is strong enough and He cares enough to deal with any situation.
Do not fear.
Read more of the account in 2 Kings 6:8-23
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