There are times in everyone’s life when it feels like everyone is against them. There’s people who attack you on one side, bills piling up on another, things you rely on breaking down on another and there’s never enough time to do anything. Sound familiar? Times like these can feel stressful and overwhelming. We can feel like Elisha’s servant in 2 Kings 6 when he walked outside to find they were surrounded by an army. They were in an impossible situation with no way out when Elisha prayed, “Lord open his eyes so that he may see.” That’s when he saw that they were actually surrounded by God’s army. I pray today that God opens your eyes to see you’re surrounded by Him.
Here are some Bible verses on being surrounded.
1. Yes, they surrounded me, like a swarm of killer bees swirling around me. I was trapped like one trapped by a raging fire; I was surrounded with no way out and at the point of collapse. But by Yahweh’s supernatural power, I overcame them all!
Psalms 118:11-12 TPT
2. I have heard the many rumors about me, and I am surrounded by terror. My enemies conspire against me, plotting to take my life. But I am trusting you, O Lord, saying, “You are my God!” My future is in your hands. Rescue me from those who hunt me down relentlessly.
Psalms 31:13-15 NLT
3. In my distress [when I seemed surrounded] I called upon the Lord And cried to my God for help; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry for help came before Him, into His very ears.
Psalms 18:6 AMP
4. When I am surrounded by troubles, you keep me safe. You oppose my angry enemies and save me by your power.
Psalm 138:7 GNT
5. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people, now and forever.
Psalm 125:2 GNT
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Devotions by Chris Hendrix 