And Elisha told them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are seeking.” And he led them to Samaria.Elisha said to them, “This is not the way, neither is this the city. Follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek.” He led them to Samaria.And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria.And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. And he led them to Samaria.
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… God did what Elijah asked him to do And Elisha said to them, this is not the way, this is not the city, follow me and I will bring you to the man whom you seek. And he led them to Samaria. What happens in the rest of the story is Elisha leads the Syrian army straight to the king of Israel where the Syrian army is immediately captured. So here's the point. And here's why I share this as we look at Ephesians chapter 6. because God is telling us here in his word right now that we need new sight. We need to see things in this room and in this world that we can't see. Like there is a spiritual, invisible world around us that is just as real as the physical, visible world, yet it is far more powerful. The Bible teaches there are vast numbers of angels, both good and bad, spirits that exist all around us. Like right now, there are glorious beings that would take our breath away if we could see them. …
And if you would allow me to, I want to spend some time talking about some of the barriers that keep us from reflecting God's image. I am in 2 Kings chapter 6, verses 16 through 22. This is, for those of you who like to take notes, I've titled this, Trust What You See. Trust What You See. but I'll be honest God has shown me so much in this text that I'm going to have to trust what I see and hopefully I can translate it into truths that meet you where you are in this season of your life. Can you do me a favor and turn to your person because I would just say you look good you smell good I'm glad you're here in the house of the Lord and then it's a little old school, but just say, God bless you. Not like one of those Texas God bless yous, but like really, I don't know what you're going through, but I pray that God blesses you, that God gives you strength and wisdom and courage, that you feel the love of God and peace of God in everything that you do. …
… in accordance with the prayer of Elisha. And Elisha said to them, this is not the way. This is not the city. Follow me and I will bring you to the man to whom you seek. And he led them to Samaria. He led them straight to Samaria to be captured by the king of Israel there. How did that happen? They saw the spiritual world and they fought with a spiritual weapon. All he did was pray. Do we believe this? Do we believe that our prayers have power to affect the movement of armies in this world? That's what the Bible's saying right here. Why are we prayerless? Why do we struggle to pray when we have been invited to pray and God will work in accordance with the prayers we pray. God, give us eyes to see. Help us to see that right now, at this moment, a spiritual, invisible world exists around us that is just as real as the physical, visible world we see, yet it's far more powerful. …