ELISHA RELEASED THE ANGELS

In 2 Kings 6, we find an incident in the life of the prophet Elisha when he released angels.
Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp. And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.

And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice. Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel?

And one of his servants said, None, my lord,
O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan. Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

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?
And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.
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.

Elisha declared a decree, "Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them."
What do you suppose that servant thought when Elisha said that? He probably shook his head and said to himself, "What in the world is this man talking about? I can plainly see thousands of soldiers, chariots, and horses surrounding us. How can Elisha say there are more with us than there are with them?"
But Elisha prayed, "Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see."
When the Lord opened his eyes, the young man saw that the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire!
Who was manning those chariots of fire? The angels, the same ministering spirits that have been sent forth to minister for the heirs of salvation. And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire (Heb. 1:7).
God provided supernatural deliverance because of the words Elisha spoke.
He could have provoked the angels by words of doubt and unbelief, but he didn't. The angels came because of his words: "Fear not; there are more with us than with them."

This incident is one to which God's people should take heed. When we see the problems and the evil things in the world, our heads want to scream out, "What are we going to do? Why did God allow this?"
The angelic host of God is listening, waiting for the go-ahead. But they can't move when they hear God's people say, "What are we going to do? We'll never make it!" But they wait patiently for our words to assign them a task. It is time for the Body of Christ to wake up to the fact that we have legions of angels
waiting to move in our behalf. (Charles Capps)

ELISHA RELEASED THE ANGELS

In 2 Kings 6, we find an incident in the life of the prophet Elisha when he released angels.
Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp. And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.

And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice. Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel?

And one of his servants said, None, my lord,
O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan. Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

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?
And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.
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.

Elisha declared a decree, "Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them."
What do you suppose that servant thought when Elisha said that? He probably shook his head and said to himself, "What in the world is this man talking about? I can plainly see thousands of soldiers, chariots, and horses surrounding us. How can Elisha say there are more with us than there are with them?"
But Elisha prayed, "Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see."
When the Lord opened his eyes, the young man saw that the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire!
Who was manning those chariots of fire? The angels, the same ministering spirits that have been sent forth to minister for the heirs of salvation. And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire (Heb. 1:7).
God provided supernatural deliverance because of the words Elisha spoke.
He could have provoked the angels by words of doubt and unbelief, but he didn't. The angels came because of his words: "Fear not; there are more with us than with them."

This incident is one to which God's people should take heed. When we see the problems and the evil things in the world, our heads want to scream out, "What are we going to do? Why did God allow this?"
The angelic host of God is listening, waiting for the go-ahead. But they can't move when they hear God's people say, "What are we going to do? We'll never make it!" But they wait patiently for our words to assign them a task. It is time for the Body of Christ to wake up to the fact that we have legions of angels
waiting to move in our behalf. (Charles Capps)

ELISHA RELEASED THE ANGELS

In 2 Kings 6, we find an incident in the life of the prophet Elisha when he released angels.
Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp. And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.

And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice. Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel?

And one of his servants said, None, my lord,
O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan. Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

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?
And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.
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.

Elisha declared a decree, "Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them."
What do you suppose that servant thought when Elisha said that? He probably shook his head and said to himself, "What in the world is this man talking about? I can plainly see thousands of soldiers, chariots, and horses surrounding us. How can Elisha say there are more with us than there are with them?"
But Elisha prayed, "Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see."
When the Lord opened his eyes, the young man saw that the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire!
Who was manning those chariots of fire? The angels, the same ministering spirits that have been sent forth to minister for the heirs of salvation. And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire (Heb. 1:7).
God provided supernatural deliverance because of the words Elisha spoke.
He could have provoked the angels by words of doubt and unbelief, but he didn't. The angels came because of his words: "Fear not; there are more with us than with them."

This incident is one to which God's people should take heed. When we see the problems and the evil things in the world, our heads want to scream out, "What are we going to do? Why did God allow this?"
The angelic host of God is listening, waiting for the go-ahead. But they can't move when they hear God's people say, "What are we going to do? We'll never make it!" But they wait patiently for our words to assign them a task. It is time for the Body of Christ to wake up to the fact that we have legions of angels
waiting to move in our behalf. (Charles Capps)