The Mystery of Divine Arithmetic (Part 5) – By Babatunde Olugboji
As we continue our series on the events recorded in 2 Kings 6:11–18, where Prophet Elisha prayed for his servant to encounter the power of God in a brand-new way as the enemy approached them in Dothan, one truth becomes very clear: for believers to fully take hold of what God has prepared for them, discernment and wisdom are essential for victory.
Elisha’s prayer that God would open the eyes of his servant reminds us of Paul’s prayer for the church in Ephesus. Paul prayed that God would give them “the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better,” and that “the eyes of your heart may be enlightened” (Ephesians 1:17–18). In other words, Paul was praying for spiritual sight.
The Holy Spirit opens dimensions of perception that are not available to the natural mind. Paul makes this even clearer in 1 Corinthians 2:9–10, where he says that the things God has prepared for those who love Him have not entered the natural eye, ear, or human imagination, but “God has revealed them to us by His Spirit.”
The Holy Spirit opens our eyes to the realities of the Kingdom: gifts, provision, calling, protection, power, purpose, and many other things. At Pentecost, believers received more than a new spiritual experience; they were empowered with a new way of seeing and a new capacity for living. 
Formerly timid disciples became bold witnesses, performing miracles in the name of Jesus. What changed? Their eyes were opened. They saw what they had previously been blind to: the risen Christ, now seated at the right hand of the Father in heaven; the Holy Spirit poured out; and the early church becoming the vehicle of heaven’s invasion of earth.
Practically speaking, how does spiritual sight transform the life of the believer?
1. First, spiritual sight changes how we see our trials. Paul, writing from a Roman prison, said that his chains had served to advance the gospel (Philippians 1:12). He saw his imprisonment not as a defeat but as a deployment that positioned him precisely where God wanted him to be. With spiritual sight, you will no longer see your discomfort merely as confinement. You will stop seeing your trial as a tomb and start seeing it as a womb, where something great is being birthed, prepared, and refined.
2. Second, spiritual sight changes how we see our battles. The Bible says, “The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds” (2 Corinthians 10:4). With opened eyes, we will no longer reach for carnal weapons such as manipulation, retaliation, bitterness, and control. Instead, we will take up effective spiritual weapons: prayer, worship, faith, obedience, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.
3. Third, spiritual sight changes how we see our potential. Caleb and Joshua saw the same land as the other ten spies. They stood on the same hills, walked through the same valleys, and saw the same clusters of grapes so large that it took two men to carry them. But the ten spies saw giants and saw themselves as grasshoppers. Caleb and Joshua saw the promised inheritance and saw themselves as conquerors. The difference was not circumstantial; it was visual. They were all looking at the same land, but they were not seeing the same thing.
You will struggle to possess what you cannot perceive. If you cannot see yourself as the head, you will struggle to walk as the head. If you cannot see your family saved, you will struggle to pray with faith for their salvation. If you cannot see God’s assignment in your life, you will default to living far below your Kingdom potential.
God’s munitions were on the mountain all along. What changed was the servant’s spiritual sight. The servant had been operating in the same location where God’s army was already deployed, but he was gripped with anxiety and trembling on holy ground, unaware of heaven’s military presence.
Maybe you are like the servant, crying, “Alas!” while heaven is already handling your situation. Maybe you are panicking while the mountain around you is already full of horses and chariots of fire. Your circumstances may not have changed yet, but when God opens your eyes, your perception will change. And when your perception changes, your faith will rise, your fear will weaken, and you will begin to stand in the victory God has already provided.
To be continued.
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