Overcome the Floods

I came across this verse in the bible and it caught my attention.  “When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him.” (Isaiah 59:19, NKJ) When I researched floods, I found commonalities in the information. 

1)      Floods often catch us by surprise.  We may watch the weather report give a flood warning, but no one ever thinks that they will actually be personally impacted.

2)      Floods can cause life or death situations that can impact yourself and/or family.

3)      Advisors always recommend that people experiencing floods should climb to higher ground.

Maybe you haven’t experienced a flood in the natural, but you have experienced an emotional flood.  Sometimes life comes at us like a flood with problems attacking us and/or families. You may feel you are drowning by the floods and you can’t seem to catch a break and come up for air. Climb!  Climb to higher ground! 

 

 

When the floods come, it’s time for us to reach out to the Lord who is on higher ground, and find refuge in him.  As we pray and give praises, the Lord will lift up a standard against our enemy.  The American Heritage Dictionary describes a standard as “an emblem or flag of an army, raised on a pole to indicate the rallying point in a battle.” Can you just imagine that?  The Lord planting his flag at the rallying point, claiming his territory and proclaiming victory against any situation you may be facing.  Thank God that there’s refuge for those who seek him.

Be encouraged today.  Regardless of what you are facing, there’s a higher power; there’s a higher ground.  Your time has come.  “Arise [from the depression and prostration in which circumstances have kept you—rise to a new life!] Shine (be radiant with the glory of the Lord), for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you!” (Isaiah 60:1, Amplified)