Given the rampant spread of pornography, it is easy to feel helpless against apparently overwhelming odds. The children of Israel faced a similar sense of hopelessness as recounted in the Second Book of Kings. (2 Kings ch. 6). An Aramean king had invaded Israel. When Elisha’s servant arose one morning and looked out over the city wall to see the multitudes of enemy soldiers surrounding the city, he was overcome by fear. He felt certain that Elisha would be captured and killed once the city walls were breached. When Elisha saw the army and the servant’s fear, however, he spoke powerful words of faith and hope:
“Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.” (2 Kings 6: 16)
Elisha knew that God was on their side and that the Almighty’s hosts were far more powerful than any earthly army. At Elisha’s request, the veil was taken from the servant’s eyes and he saw an angelic army–a multitude of horses and chariots of fire awaiting the Lord’s bidding. God granted the servant a gift to see “the more that be with us.”
The plague of pornography has become intense worldwide war between good and evil. The very souls of God’s children are the prize. When we see the expansive scope of this plague, it is easy to feel that we are but few and that anything we do is “too little, too late.” Because pornography has now entered the homes of even the most righteous, it is tempting to surrender to an overwhelming sense of despair. But the scriptures and the prophets have told us clearly who will win this war. In the face of seemingly unbounded adversity, we need to remember that the Lord’s armies are fighting beside us. We are doing God’s will; we will prevail. As we take active measures to become educated, protect ourselves, strengthen our homes and appropriately help others, we will receive the help we need. “They that be with us are more than they that be with them.”