Saturday, April 9, 2011

STANDARD



















This is based on Isaiah 59:19 where it says, "When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him."

If you look closely, you'll see some writing under the word Standard. It says, "when the enemy comes in like a flood."
The Word 'Standard' is Jesus Whom the Holy Spirit lifts up as the Mighty Standard against the enemy. The Word 'Standard' is bigger than the entire sentence below because GOD is bigger than the enemy's schemes and the enemy's flood.

The 'enemy' sentence is deliberately put right under the Word 'Standard' because the Lord's enemies are a footstool under His feet and He crushes the enemy under my own.

The 'enemy' sentence is also faded; you have to "look hard" to see it; you're aware that SOMETHING is under the Word 'Standard', but the Standard continues to draw your eye to itself the way the Holy Spirit draws our eyes back towards Jesus and not on the storms of life, floods, earthquakes or tsunamis.

Speaking of that, the cracks represent all the rough, broken, damaged places in our lives and the Living Water Himself trumps the flood of the enemy as He pours out His love and begins the healing process. There is "violent beauty" in this picture, but that's the way the Lord's love is toward us. And it is because of His violent love that we are able to take the Kingdom BY FORCE, fight the good fight, and enjoy wearing the garment and garland of praise put upon us by our Savior Who is our STANDARD.

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