revealed truths to us which are much greater than those He gave to Elisha. He has allowed us to see Him in all of His glory through His Son the Lord Jesus Christ. May this joyful word encourage and chal lenge our hearts until the Saviour comes again. Seeing the Invisible Our studies in II Kings 6 show us God's dealings through His ser vant Elisha. Not only did the proph et know the unknowable (vrs. 8- 12), he also saw the invisible (vrs. 13 to 17). The king of Syria had his secret plans revealed to Elisha. Is rael knew what military strategy had been planned against her. With such frustration and con tempt for failure, Elisha became a prime target. The soldiers from Syria were told to capture him in Dothan and bring him to the king. Horses, chariots, and a great host went on the mission. By night they encircled the city. In verse 15 we find Elishas ser-' vant in something of a state of
shock. He saw the tangible enemy soldiers. He missed what Elisha saw in the invisible. This fear of the frightened servant was much like the response we find in Mark 4:36. There was a great storm which caused the waves to beat into the ship so that it was in great danger. Jesus was in the back part of the ship asleep. His disciples awoke Him to ask frantically, "Master, carest thou not that we perish?" Can you hear the quiver in their voices? Like Elisha's servant who asked, "Alas, my master, how shall we do?" The fact is, as it has been well said that "If a man is to do the impossible, he needs a glimpse of the invisible." A careful study of Cod's Word reveals that all of the Lord's servants who have ever accomplished anything of eternal value have had glimpses of the in visible. Such was the case with Ab raham (Heb. 11:8). He left home, family and friends that he might receive the promise of the Lord. He was keeping his eye on "a city
Doris Hakes is the Faculty Secretary at Talbot Seminary.
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