III. D- Fear not: God Is Your Power.
D- Fear not: God Is Your Power (2 Kings.6:16). “Do not fear, for those who are with us more than those who are with them” (v.16) . Elisha was a prophet with great faith. By that faith he knew that the Lord’s army was encamped around Dothan, not to save the city but to deliver Elisha from the hands of Ben-Hadad, king of Syria. The king had send his army to capture Elisha because the Lord had revealed to the prophet all of Ben-Hadad’s military plans. Elisha, in turn, revealed those plans to Ben-Hadad’s enemy, Jehoram, king of Israel, thus guaranteeing Ben-Hadad’s defeat. So Ben-Hadad sent spies to locate Elisha. When Elisha was found, the king sent horses, chariots, and a great army, just to capture one unarmed prophet! But they were not enough (v.14). They reached Dothan in darkness and surrounded the city. When Elisha’s servant went about his morning duties, he saw the Syrian army and rushed in to Elisha, overcome by fear and crying, “Alas, my master! What shall we do...