2 Kings 6:18-23
"18 And when the Syrians came down against him, Elisha prayed to the Lordand said, “Please strike this people with blindness.” So he struck them with blindness in accordance with the prayer of Elisha. 19 And Elisha said to them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek.” And he led them to Samaria.
20 As soon as they entered Samaria, Elisha said, “O Lord, open the eyes of these men, that they may see.” So the Lord opened their eyes and they saw, and behold, they were in the midst of Samaria. 21 As soon as the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, “My father, shall I strike them down? Shall I strike them down?” 22 He answered, “You shall not strike them down. Would you strike down those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink and go to their master.” 23 So he prepared for them a great feast, and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the Syrians did not come again on raids into the land of Israel."
Elisha's next prayer was to bring blindness upon the eyes of the enemy! We should not let the thrill and excitement of this glorious story blind us to the tremendous fact that the Lord God was pleased to do His faithful servant's bidding and provide miraculous power according to His word! Ah, this is the reward of living faithfully unto God as Elisha did. What an intimacy of fellowship this represents, and what an identity of will and desire! Could we have believed it possible that such divine human partnership could exist? The lines of the well-known hymn referring to the glorified saints in heaven, 'We feebly struggle, they in glory shine' are almost applicable to the contrast between our own poverty-stricken experience and that of the mighty Elisha here. God help us. In their blindness, the Syrians were led right into thousands of the Israelite army, much to their astonishment and dismay, and the jubilation of the king, who immediately wanted to smite them. But Elisha was in complete control of this strategy and refused to allow it. Mercy and grace from God were to be shown them, for the absolute superiority of the armies of the God of Israel had been adequately demonstrated, and the Syrians could now go home marvelling at the way they had been overpowered. And marvel they did, for that finished the attacks of the marauding bands from the North. God's victories are easy victories when He is allowed to take control of our destinies. Would that we trusted Him more, to win.