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 up a standard against him (Isaiah 59:19).
Yes, there are times when the enemy invades our lives. He will come into your mind; he will come into your marriage; he will come into your ministry. He comes in like a flood and desires to devour you and anything that has been born of God in your life.
The Holy Spirit stands by as your ally. When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit lifts up a standard against him. He provides you with a place of defense, a place of shelter, a place of refuge, a place to hide.
Job’s life is a good example of this. When God praised Job’s integrity, satan pointed out:
Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? (Job 1:10 KJV).
The adversary asked permission to touch all that Job had. Satan came in like flood, destroying his sons, daughters,servants, and livestock. Not satisfied with this, satan asked permission to affect Job’s body. God set a limit, however, and said, “. . . save his life” (Job 2:6 KJV).
Praying in the Spirit sets up a wall of defense that satan cannot penetrate. The Spirit will lift up the wall of the blood of Jesus and say, “Satan, you can’t touch this!”
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