Unseen Realities /看不见的事实

[Dexu Xia]

Unseen Realities

Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.” 2 Kings 6:17

Stephen Cass, an editor at Discover magazine, was determined to investigate some of the invisible things that are part of his daily life. As he walked toward his office in New York City, he thought: “If I could see radio waves, the top of the Empire State Building [with its host of radio and TV antennas] would be lit like a kaleidoscopic flare, illuminating the entire city.” He realized he was surrounded by an invisible electromagnetic field of radio and TV signals, Wi-Fi, and more.

Elisha’s servant learned about another kind of unseen reality one morning—the invisible spiritual world. He awoke to find himself and his master surrounded by the armies of Aram. As far as his eyes could see, there were soldiers mounted on powerful warhorses (2 Kings 6:15)! The servant was afraid, but Elisha was confident because he saw the army of angels that surrounded them. He said: “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them” (v. 16). Then he asked the Lord to open his servant’s eyes so he too could see that the Lord had surrounded their enemy and He was in control (v. 17).

Do you feel overpowered and helpless? Remember that God is in control and fights for you. He “will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways” (Psalm 91:11). 

看不见的事实

以利沙祷告说：-“耶和华啊，求祢开这少年人的眼目，使他能看见。”-列王纪下6章17节

科学杂志《发现》的编辑史蒂芬·卡斯（Stephen Cass）决心探索一些在他日常生活中看不见的事物。当他在纽约市走路前往办公室时，心里想着：“如果我可以看见无线电波，那么在帝国大厦顶楼上的广播电台和电视天线所发出的无线电波，一定会有如千变万化的绚烂闪光，照亮整个纽约。”他知道身边环绕着各式无线电波、电视讯号、行动网路和其他种种看不见的电磁场。

在许久之前的某天早上，以利沙的仆人也明白另外一种看不见的事实，就是那肉眼看不见的属灵世界。他一早起来，惊见自己和以利沙被亚兰大军团团包围，放眼望去尽是骑着强壮战马的亚兰军（列王纪下6章15节）。仆人很害怕，但以利沙却充满信心，因他看见天使天军正围绕保护着他们。他说：“与我们同在的，比与他们同在的更多”（16节）。接着，以利沙祈求上帝开启仆人的双眼，好让仆人看见满山有火车火马围绕他们，一切都在上帝的掌握之中（17节）。

你是否也感到软弱无力、彷徨无助？别忘了，上帝掌管一切，并且会为你争战，“祂要为你吩咐祂的使者，在你行的一切道路上保护你”（诗篇91篇11节）。

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