SEEING MORE THAN PHYSICAL OR LESS?

MF Blume
November 29, 2015


2 Kings 2:9-13  And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.  (10)  And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.  (11)  And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.  (12)  And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.  (13)  He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;


THE SAME POWER
by Jeremy Camp\

I can see Waters raging at my feet
I can feel  The breath of those surrounding me
I can hear The sound of nations rising up
We will not be overtaken
We will not be overcome

I can walk Down this dark and painful road
I can face  Every fear of the unknown
I can hear All God’s children singing out
We will not be overtaken
We will not be overcome


The same power that rose Jesus from the grave
The same power that commands the dead to wake
Lives in us, lives in us
The same power that moves mountains when He speaks
The same power that can calm a raging sea
Lives in us, lives in us
He lives in us, lives in us

We have hope That His promises are true
In His strength There is nothing we can’t do
Yes, we know There are greater things in store
We will not be overtaken
We will not be overcome
Greater is He that is living in me
He’s conquered our enemy
No power of darkness
No weapon prevails
We stand here in victory

After Elijah ascended and Elisha SAW the chariots of fire take Him to heaven, we read this chapters later:

2 Kings 6:14-17  Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.  (15)  And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?  (16)  And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.  (17)  And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

THE SAME CHARIOTS AND FIRE that took Elijah to Heaven were ALL AROUND ELISHA ON EARTH!

That is exactly what we read about us and Jesus.

Ephesians 1:17-20  That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:  (18)  The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,  (19)  And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,  (20)  Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

We need to RELAX when troubles face us.
•    The same power that raised Jesus from the dead IS TOWARD US!
•    You don’t have to see it.
•    Sometimes a prayer for you might allow you to see that to encourage you, but…

John 20:29  Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.


Have faith!
•    Faith is simply trusting what someone said and relying on that without having them prove it to you first.

Hebrews 11:1  Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Hebrews 11:7  By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

Hebrews 11:8  By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.


No postcards showing Abraham what the place was like.

THEY WENT BY WHAT GOD TOLD THEM.
•    So much so that they ACTED ON IT AND DID SOMETHING BECAUSE OF IT.
•    Can YOU take God’s word and believe it so much that YOU ACT LIKE IT IS TRUE although you have no visible proof?

When the enemy surrounds you you KNOW the same power that raised Jesus up is around you on the earth now.
•    The devil’s power was death, but God’s power goes beyond death and takes what the devil dishes out and kills, and RESURRECTS IT FROM THAT DEATH!
•    That breaks the back of the devil!
•    That shows him up!
•    AND THAT power is all around us now.
•    So EVERY TIME, there ARE FAR MORE WHO ARE FOR US THAN THOSE WHO ARE AGAINST US.
•    There is more power toward us than the power that is against us.

And look what happened:

2 Kings 6:18-22  And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.  (19)  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.  (20)  And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.  (21)  And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?  (22)  And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.


They’re already your captives!
•    Why even FIGHT?

That is the kind of faith you can come to.
•    They’re not even a threat!
•    You already defeated them when you realized God’s power was on you that raised Jesus, and you took away their SIGHT!

The blindness they received was not stone blindness.
•    They were able to see and follow Elisha.
•    But they could not see physical things properly.
•    The opposite of the servant.
•    He saw physical things and MORE.
•    But these enemies saw LESS than what was actually physically visible!

They cannot even see the physical reality properly.
•    But we can see that AND MORE!

RELAX and believe what God said is TRUE whether YOU SEE IT OR NOT!


SERMONS