Eyes of Faith

How many of us like to work from home? 
Elisha, the great prophet of God. He does many miracles just sitting at home.

Elisha's greatest character is seeing.
He can see in a way that no other could see.

Remember, when Elijah asked what you want me to do, Elisha asked for double portion of the Spirit, then Elijah said Only "If you could see."

2 Kings 2:9-12
9 And so it was, when they had crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask! What may I do for you, before I am taken away from you?”
Elisha said, “Please let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.”
10 So he said, “You have asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so.” 11 Then it happened, as they continued on and talked, that suddenly a chariot of fire appeared with horses of fire, and separated the two of them; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
12 And Elisha saw it, 

In Verse 12, the biggest strength of Elisha is he could see.

Your biggest test of life, could reveal your biggest strength.

So when test comes, do not fear, but the test is  a place your strength will be revealed.
SAT exams, or any examination that happens, in India will reveal the strength of the student.
Elisha calling was tested, and he cut the oxen.
But now his biggest test of the time has come.
He wanted a double portion of the Spirit, and when Elijah said "only if you see me"
Then Elisha did not shy away from the test.
But he was ready, even before he made that request.
Now tell me, what would Elisha need to do to see Elijah going away.
Elisha has to be watchful of Elijah.
If Elijah going for walk, he should walk along with him.
If Elijah is sleeping, he still has to be awake.
If Elijah is working, he still has to be watching him.
He should literally be with him all the time.
In One Word, Elisha had to be watchful.
Now when the time came for Elijah has to go, Elisha saw him going. Verse 12 says . Elisha Saw It.
Look at this , this is mentioned in the Word, that Elisha saw it.
Now that Elisha saw it. This seeing of Elijah helped him to see many things going forward.

To see few things that Elisha saw

2 Kings 5: 25,26
And he said, “Your servant did not go anywhere.”
26 Then he said to him, “Did not my heart go with you when the man turned back from his chariot to meet you? Is it time to receive money and to receive clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male and female servants? 

Elisha might be sitting at his home, that he could see what Gehazi is doing 
Today many people hide their zoom, just to make sure, they will be on prayer call and at the same time they will be doing their own work.
Gehazi thought he could put zoom video on mute and do his personal work.
But you are dealing with a man of God who can see. 
Even when you hide, even when he is not along with you.
Because Elisha heart goes where his feet will not go.
You know why he could see.
Gehazis can see his time and his priorities are
 Is it time to receive money and to receive clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male and female servants
if all that you could see is what i can posses, then you wont see what God has purposed for you to see.
The nature of possessing one after another, takes away the sight to see supernatural things.
Elisha , Man of God, for it is not the time to posses.
His time is to listen to God. His time is to see what God shows him.
his Time is for Kingdom of God. his time is for his righteousness.
when your heart is for God, you will see supernatural things hapenning.
Example of subway supernatural person.

---Walk by the Spirit

2 Kings 6:8-12
8 Now the king of Syria was making war against Israel; and he consulted with his servants, saying, “My camp will be in such and such a place.” 9 And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, “Beware that you do not pass this place, for the Syrians are coming down there.” 10 Then the king of Israel sent someone to the place of which the man of God had told him. Thus he warned him, and he was watchful there, not just once or twice.
11 Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was greatly troubled by this thing; and he called his servants and said to them, “Will you not show me which of us is for the king of Israel?”
12 And one of his servants said, “None, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom.”

The king of syria planned to camp in a place, but the prophet told the king of Israel and he was watchful.
So king of syria is troubled and he thought someone from his own camp is going and telling king of Israel.
but then one of his servants said, Elisha the prophet , he tells the words of syrian king to king of Israel.
These Words are amazing. Elisha stays at his place but can clearly see and hear what syrian king says.
How this can happen, because he is man who walks by Spirit.
A man who walks by Spirit, hears what the Spirit says.
but a fleshly man , all that his Spirit could see is fleshly things.

Recently, in the beluris blast, a pastor heard the Spirit said and asked his Church to take off.

2 Kings 6:14-17
14 Therefore he sent horses and chariots and a great army there, and they came by night and surrounded the city. 15 And when the servant of the man of God arose early and went out, there was an army, surrounding the city with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?”
16 So he answered, “Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” 17 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.

All that  servant could not see army of Syria. But Elisha could see armies of God.

Natural seeing is blindness in the realm of Spirit.

Elisha says do not fear, he could see what his servant could not see.
Elisha prayer for his servant is that " Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see"
Today , if you see media, social media,  they continuously preach and you see what they preach and believe.
But the Sunday morning, you come and see man of God and he says do not fear, believe in God, He will protect you.
That you cannot believe.
But what media says you will definitely believe.
because we are habituated to see the natural.

Natural seeing is blindness in the realm of Spirit.

Today if you see a prophet who says there is dangerous timings coming ahead, you wont believe it.
But if the media says something, then you will believe it.

Finally
The test that Elijah had put for Elisha to see when he is taken away is really been a great blessing for Elisha.
That seeing made him see what Gehazi is doing outside.
That seeing helped him see what syrian king is talking
That seeing helped him to see the horses and chariots of fire around him.
and even his prayer for his servant is that he may see.
Today what do we see? and what we believe?
Enough we lived in natural and see natural.
We are living in supernatural times where this is not natural.
Paul says the eyes of your understanding being enlightened.

Ephesians 1:18
18 the eyes of your [a]understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,