2 Kings 6:13-17
"13 And he said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send and seize him.” It was told him, “Behold, he is in Dothan.” 14 So he sent there horses and chariots and a great army, and they came by night and surrounded the city.
15 When the servant of the man of God rose early in the morning and went out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was all around the city. And the servant said, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?” 16 He said, “Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”17 Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Lord, please open his eyes that he may see.” So the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha."
This is an impressive unveiling of the unseen hosts of the Lord. What arrests attention most is the fact that Elisha was certainly conscious of their presence before they became visible in the demonstration of the Lord's might. This is the explanation of the unhurried calm and poise that characterised his demeanour here and elsewhere. The world invisible was a place more familiar to him than the seen and temporal sphere in which he lived. What a lesson there is here for us who are engaged in fighting the Lord's battles. Would it not make all the difference in the world to us if we had the same abiding consciousness as Elisha had, in hours of stress or danger? Look at the prophet's words, 'They that be with us are more than they that be with them.' This is a simple statement of fact, and it is always true for the soldiers of the Lord, independent of all our feelings or fears. And it is the recognition by faith that it is so that puts us in an impregnable position in face of the enemy. Elisha's young man learned a great lesson that day, and we doubt not but that it changed the whole course of his life. It is something, after all, to have the veil of heaven drawn aside by the hand of God for your especial benefit. But - and this is the point the record of it is given for our benefit. Remember it, then, for today's battles and hazards in the Christian warfare!