Monday October 27th, 2025
« For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God »
15 When the servant of the man of God got up early the next morning and went outside, there were troops, horses, and chariots everywhere. “Oh, sir, what will we do now?” the young man cried to Elisha.
16 “Don’t be afraid!” Elisha told him. “For there are more on our side than on theirs!”
17 Then Elisha prayed, “O Lord, open his eyes and let him see!” The Lord opened the young man’s eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire.
18 As the Aramean army advanced toward him, Elisha prayed, “O Lord, please make them blind.” So the Lord struck them with blindness as Elisha had asked.
19 Then Elisha went out and told them, “You have come the wrong way! This isn’t the right city! Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are looking for.” And he led them to the city of Samaria.
20 As soon as they had entered Samaria, Elisha prayed, “O Lord, now open their eyes and let them see.” So the Lord opened their eyes, and they discovered that they were in the middle of Samaria.
21 When the king of Israel saw them, he shouted to Elisha, “My father, should I kill them? Should I kill them?”
22 “Of course not!” Elisha replied. “Do we kill prisoners of war? Give them food and drink and send them home again to their master.”
23 So the king made a great feast for them and then sent them home to their master. After that, the Aramean raiders stayed away from the land of Israel.
- Spiritual Superiority is what can make you deal with your enemies so completely that you make a mockery of them.
That is what happened in Colossians 2:15Amplified which says,
« When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities [those supernatural forces of evil operating against us], He made a public example of them [exhibiting them as captives in His triumphal procession], having triumphed over them through the cross »
2 Kings 6:8-20 tells us that a king considered Elisha as a threat, so he sent an entire army to arrest him.
This however turned out to be an impossible mission because Elisha demonstrated spiritual superiority by arresting the entire army when they got to his place.
As if that was not enough, he also led them as captives into their enemy’s territory.
When God sees a man or woman who is committed to a life of holiness, He will use that individual to make an open shame of the enemy and arrest arresters.
If you get really close to God, you won’t pray for your enemies to be destroyed because the Bible says in Psalm 23:5NKJV
« You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over »
If all enemies are dead, who will behold your glory?
I am praying for you that God will take you to such a level that in the very presence of your enemies, He will be glorified in you, in Jesus’ name.
Your ability to exhibit spiritual superiority over the devil happens when you become really close to God.
How close do you want to be to God – the Consuming Fire?
The elders say that when a leaf stays long with the soap, it will become soap.
- If you stay sufficiently close to the Consuming Fire, you too will become a consuming fire.
If you really want to be able to put your enemies to shame, then you need to get close to the Consuming Fire.
- The price to pay for this is complete holiness and constant fellowship with God.
Fasting and prayers must be your lifestyle.
Without holiness, you cannot even have access to the Lord, talk less of being close to Him.
Live holy and you will see the enemy begging you to release them after you have arrested them.
Application – When you get sufficiently close to the Consuming Fire, you will also become a consuming fire against your enemies.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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