“With the armies of heaven,” (William W. Phelps, “The Spirit Of God”). “And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do? And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.” (2 Kings 6:15-17). If we fight with the armies of heaven, then those that be with us will always be more than those that be with them. But the important thing to remember about being with the armies of heaven is that it is in fact an army. The only thing that separates an army from a well-armed mob is discipline. An army is effective because everyone acts together to protect and support each other. All of the soldiers in an army agree to submit to the commands of those that are in authority. They go where their commander wants them to go and they do what their commander wants them to do. If we want to fight the battles that we must face with the armies of heaven by our side, then we must submit to the commands of the Lord of Hosts and go where He commands us to go and do what He commands us to do. If we try to go and fight battles where and when we want, then we run the risk of fighting such battles alone. Even if being a part of the army means putting up with things that we would rather not or having to wait on the timing of those who are in command even when we just want to hurry up and get it over with already, it is much better to be disciplined and fight with the army then to run out and try to do it on our own. Left to our own strength we will most likely fail, but with the armies of heaven, we will inevitably triumph.
