Open Our Eyes That We May See 2
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Open Our Eyes That We May See 2 Kings 6: 11 -18
SY RI AN AR M Y • Syrian army with horses and chariots surround Elisha (2 Kgs 6: 13 -15) • “Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them. ” (2 Kgs 6: 16) • “Open his eyes that he may see” (2 Kgs 6: 17) • God’s powerful deliverance (2 Kgs 6: 18 -23)
Open Our Eyes that We May See! Christians must walk by faith, 2 Cor 5: 7 Means choosing to flee sin and to pursue righteousness in faith, 1 Peter 1: 8 -9 • Our enemy is powerful and crafty, 1 Peter 5: 8 -9 • Our God is all-powerful and all-wise, James 4: 7; 1 John 4: 4 • • 3
Open Our Eyes that We May See • THE POWER OF GOD – To create, Rom 1: 20 (18 -21); Acts 17: 26 -28 • Faith to know, honor and thank Him – To save and protect, Exo 14: 13, 30 • Battle rages, 2 Chrn 20: 15 -18 (21 -30) • God delivers, Romans 8: 30 -39 • Soul is safe, 2 Tim 1: 12 (1 Pet 1: 6 -9) 4
Open Our Eyes that We May See • THE POWER OF TRUTH, Heb 4: 12 – Attribute of God, Deut 32: 4 (Exo 34: 6); John 14: 6; 17: 17 – To convict and save, John 16: 8, 13; Rom 1: 16 – To protect from enemies, Ephesians 6: 10 -17 5
Open Our Eyes that We May See • THE POWER OF LOVE, 1 Peter 4: 8 – To forbear, forgive and bind, Col 3: 12 -14 – To overcome evil, Romans 12: 19 -21 (Matt 5: 43 -48) 6
Open Our Eyes that We May See • THE POWER OF UNITY IN CHRIST, Col 3: 12 -17 – Cords of love, peace, truth and divine authority (1 Cor 1: 10), Eccl 4: 9 -12 – Weakness of division, 1 Cor 3: 3 -4; Gal 5: 13 -15 7
Open Our Eyes that We May See • THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS, Matthew 18: 21 -27 – Reflects God’s forgiveness of us, Eph 4: 31 -32 (Matt 6: 12, 14 -15) – Power to heal, strengthen and secure – Great influence, Matt 18: 28 -31 8
God’s Great Power is Ours! To save us, defend us and secure us Must obey God in faith to have His strength in our lives, Phil 2: 12 -13 • Will you walk by faith and be powerful in God? • Or will you walk in the world, be powerless and lost in your sins? • • 9