O Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.
—2 Kings 6:17   

Reflection

Israel was being attacked by the king of Aram, and it looked as though Israel was outnumbered. Elisha’s servant was scared because he was seeing only in the natural. But what Elisha saw in the spirit realm was the supernatural hosts that were on Israel’s side.

Elisha answered him, “Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them. Then he prayed, Lord, open my servant’s eyes that he might be able to see in the spirit world and understand that there are more for us than against us.”

Elisha’s prayer, beloved one, was for spiritual sight.

We need to be able to see. We need to see beyond the temporal. We need to see through the material world. We need to see beyond what is happening this very second. We need to see through the circumstances and through what people say. We need to be able to see with the eyes of the Spirit.

The things that are real are not merely the things that are seen, because the things that are seen are passing away. The things that are real are the things that are unseen. We need to see with the lens of eternity.

Lord, open my eyes that I can see. Lord, I want to be able to see in the Spirit.

We live in a spiritual world, and we are not going to be able to live in victory if we do not have spiritual sight. Our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and forces of spiritual wickedness in heavenly places.

If we do not have spiritual sight, which is a supernatural gift given by the Spirit of Elohim, the Spirit of God, we will walk around floundering and fumbling in life. We will live at an earthly level. We will never soar on the heights to live in spiritual victory, because to live in victory, we must see reality as it truly is. The only way to do that is to see with the eyes of God’s Spirit.

Paul prayed that God would open the eyes of our hearts and understanding. Seeing in the Spirit involves the supernatural ability to understand people, our circumstances, and the spiritual world in which we live.

This is not pie in the sky. This is what it means to walk in supernatural revelation and wisdom. We should be asking for it just as Elisha did: Lord, let me see. Let me have revelation.

Revelation gives sight. Peter saw that Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of the living God, because flesh and blood did not reveal it to him. The Father revealed it. Peter had spiritual sight.

Beloved, pray that God will open your eyes to see in the Spirit and perceive what cannot be perceived in the natural. Ask Him to cause you to walk in a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the Holy Spirit, because when you walk in the supernatural, you walk in victory.

Application

• When circumstances make you afraid, ask the Lord to show you what is true beyond what you can see in the natural.
• Pray daily for spiritual sight, wisdom, and revelation through the Holy Spirit.

Prayer

Lord, open my eyes that I may see. Help me look beyond present circumstances and perceive reality through the eyes of Your Spirit. Give me supernatural wisdom and revelation so that I do not live only at an earthly level. When fear rises, remind me that those who are with us are more than those who are against us. Teach me to walk in the supernatural and live in spiritual victory. Amen.