Spiritual Insight

 

*_Spiritual Insight_*

And Elisha prayed, and said, "LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see." *Then 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.*

~2 Kings 6:17

It sure makes a difference on our whole outlook in life. May God open our eyes that we might see the truth. That we might not just see the obvious physical things, but that we might see the spiritual realities.

For many times in the physical realm it looks like defeat. Unless we can see it in the spiritual realm, then we know there is a sure victory. If we look only at the flesh and at the physical, we are prone many times to be filled with fear, with despair and hopelessness because it looks like things are hopeless. That's only because we're looking at the things which are seen. But Paul said, *"we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal."* (2 Cor 4:18)

Hebrews 11 it talks about these great men of faith in the Old Testament, referring to the deeds and the great exploits of these great men of faith, and how *they "endured as seeing Him who is invisible"* (Hebrews 11:27).

What was the secret of their endurance and power? What was the secret of their ability to go through all of the things that they had to go through and endured? Because they could see beyond just the obvious physical things. They could see the realm of the Spirit. *They endured by seeing the invisible One in the midst of the chaos.*

Christians who have spiritual insight actually see so much more. And that is why their lives are so stable and so secure, even though the world around them may be shaking. Yet because they can see spiritually, they are not shaken.