You Are Not Alone

2 Kings 6:17 (KJV) – “ 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.”

     I grew up in Gary, Indiana, the home of Michael Jackson and the Jackson Five family.  Over the weekend I was exploring Pandora, the online radio and tuned into a station that featured many of the hits that the famous entertainment family produced.  I listened as the Jackson Five told me  ‘ABC, its easy as 1-2-3; I heard Rebbie tell about the silky moves of the ‘Centipede’; Jermaine told me to ‘Blame It On the Boogie and even youngest sister Janice reminded me to ask those that are constantly pulling on me – ‘What Have You Done for Me Lately?”  But the song that really got my vocal cords vibrating and my foot tapping was Michael’s song – “You Are Not Alone”.

      When the Prophet Elisha warned the king of Israel of an upcoming trap, the opposing king set out to capture and kill Elisha.  He brought many fighting men and chariots and surrounded the place where Elisha and his servant stayed.  When the servant saw the large fighting force, he was terrified but Elisha was not shaken in the least.  He saw in his spirit the multitude of angels that God had positioned for his protection and he prayed and asked God to open the eyes of his servant that he too could be aware that they were not alone. 

      Our God promises to never leave nor forsake us…in essence that means that we are never alone and when we need reinforcements to stand with us; like Elisha, we simply need to pray and ask for discernment of where our allies are; how to rally our troops and what moves to make.  But in it all, we are not to worry, fret or lose heart; for WE ARE NOT ALONE.

Every day is a good day; it is up to us to make it a GREAT day!  Be blessed!  Dr. JoAnn