Good Morning Champion.
(Sorry about sending no breakfast Monday or Tuesday you must be starving. I was on the road ministering and my laptop had a funny couple of days and would not send it. So sorry about that. I am working on getting a better system for sending them when I am on the road.)
God Has Got Your Back Covered
Isaiah 59 :19 (NKJV)
So shall they fear The name of the Lord from the west, And His glory from the rising of the sun; When the enemy comes in like a flood, The Spirit of the Lord will lift a standard against him.
This is a great promise for those who have placed their faith in the Lord. It says that when we come under any form of attack from the enemy of our soul, Satan that God steps in with a standard that blocks Him.
One definition of a standard is the flag of a victorious army used as they march into battle. Think about that when the power of darkness comes to attack us. God steps in and holds the victory flag of Christ in His way, “against him (Satan)”. When he sees it He is reminded of the victory of the lion of Judah and he has to retreat and run for the hills.
I heard it taught once by a Bible scholar that in his study of these verses he found that the translators had put a comma in the wrong place when translating it and that the verse should actually read this way:
When the enemy comes in, like a flood The Spirit of the Lord will lift a standard against him.
I like that because when the power of darkness comes against us, God’s provision and protection immediately comes in like a flood against him. By changing the location of the comma back to where it was originally placed, “the flood” then refers to God’s response to Satan’s overwhelming attacks rather than to the amount of the attack sent to harm us by Satan.
Champion , God is for you today and He has your back covered. The enemy may have plans for you because you have chosen to live extra large for God but remember God’s standard will always come in like a flood against every attack and His standard will always make that defeated enemy run for his life.
Have a great day because the victory is yours in Christ.
Andy
A devotional by Pastor Andy Elmes to inspire you with a godly thought to start your day well. God’s word is indeed the breakfast of champions.
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