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Leader Devo
Maybe it’s one too many viewings of It’s a Wonderful Life, featuring George Bailey and his bumbling spiritual sidekick, Angel Second Class Clarence Odbody. Or perhaps it’s the alarming number of baby-faced Precious Moments angel figurines that filled our grandparents’ china cabinets. Or maybe it’s just because we humans are so dependent on our sense of sight. Whatever the case, our understanding of angels is often skewed.
That’s why 2 Kings 6 is such an eye-opener … literally.
When Elisha’s servant despaired at the sight of a besieging Aramean army, Elisha prayed, “Lord, open my servant’s eyes so that he can see.” Suddenly, Elisha’s servant could see beyond the physical veil, and he saw innumerable “horses and chariots made of fire” on the nearby hills (2 Kings 6:17). God’s awesome power—both concealed and revealed—won a mighty victory for Israel that day.
Second Kings 6 gives us a tiny glimpse into an unseen spiritual realm that we struggle to comprehend. But it’s very real, and it’s entirely within God’s sovereign control.
God is powerful, with countless legions of angels at His command (Matthew 26:53, Revelation 5:11–12). Yet this same infinitely powerful God loves you dearly, and His omnipotence will bring about His perfect plan for your life, sometimes in ways you can see and sometimes in ways you can’t. That’s an encouraging thought!
Lord, open our eyes that we might see. Help us perceive beyond the physical with greater clarity to understand what You’re accomplishing in our lives and in Your kingdom.
—Josh Cooley
Children’s Minister and Author
Contributor to Wonder Ink
*Wonder Ink Video for this series*
Word of Wonder:
Be strong and brave. Do not be afraid. God will be with you wherever you go.
— Joshua 1:9
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