One morning Elisha was awakened by his frantic servant to the news that the city had been surrounded by the Aramean army during the night.  They had come for one man, Elisha.  You see, the Lord had told Elisha the Aramean's battle plans so that the Israelites were able to guard against their attacks.  Elisha responded by doing what a man is supposed to do; he calmed the situation.  Elisha was able to bring peace to panic because he understood that he lived by faith and not by sight.  Elisha said to his servant:  "Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them."  Then Elisha prayed:  "Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see."  The next verse never fails to quicken my heart.  (It is the inspiration for the title of one of cinematic history's most iconic movies and one of the most recognizable musical themes of all time.)  

The end of verse 17 of 2 Kings chapter 6 reads:  "And the Lord opened the servant's eyes, and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha." In 2 Chronicles 32 when the city of Jerusalem was surrounded by the unstoppable Assyrian army, King Hezekiah told his people to "Be strong and courageous, do not fear or be dismayed because of the king of Assyria, nor because of all the multitude which is with him; for the one with us is greater than the one with him."

Paul wrote in Philippians 3:3 that we "put no confidence in the flesh."  This idea flies in the face of every teaching that this world indoctrinates its children with.  We are told to believe in ourselves, to be proud of ourselves, to follow our hearts, and that the human spirit is indomitable.  In essence, each of us is his own god.  But the child of God humbles himself before the One who loves him and gave Himself for him.  Those who have been called saints by the Lord Himself put their hope in Him and in His Word.  He has set us free from self, and what a sweet freedom it is.  Remember who God is.