Isaiah 59: 19
“So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him”

DAILY READING; Luke 24, Genesis 44,; Psalm 35.

Floods are usually controlled by redirecting excess water to purpose-built canals or floodways, which in turn divert the water to temporary holding ponds or dams.
In downtown Houston two dams, the Addicks and Barker dams  have protected the region from flooding for 70 years. But during  hurricane Harvey, after one of the heaviest downpours in U.S. history, both reservoirs’ water levels rose to record highs.  And after five consecutive days of  such rain the dams began overflowing, adding to the rising floodwaters that had  virtually crippled the city.
To avert an impending crisis, in an unprecedented move, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began releasing water from these two overfilled reservoirs in west Houston. The release of the water meant that some streets were flooded, and some homes inundated with water for weeks. However the release was necessary, officials said, to ease the strain on the dams and avoid their total collapse. 

Just as dams are standards raised against floods, spiritually, the Holy Spirit raises for us standards against the evil floods of life.

Isaiah 59 lets us know that when the enemy comes in like a flood, The Spirit of God will raise a standard against him. No matter the velocity and ferocity of the flood water, it will never overflow or overpower the standard raised against it by The Spirit. 
While physical dams are manmade structures that tend to weaken and can even collapse, when faced with something beyond its capacity, the standard the Holy Spirit raises is infallible and is our constant divine defense.
In Mathew 7, Jesus told us how the flood , wind, storm and the rain beat against the house that was built on the rock, but that house did not fall because it was founded upon the rock. That Rock is Christ. When our hope is built on nothing else but Christ and His Word, our house will never fall.
Daily the enemy attacks with floods of problems and troubles. His intention is to get your house to fall. But when these flood of trials and temptations arise, The Holy Spirit raises a restraining wall against them. This wall is the Scriptures stored up in your heart. If you have taken time to meditate on the Word, you will find that when troubles suddenly arise, the Word girds your mind. Your faith will be strong. As you hold on to the Word of God, floods will never overflow you. 

In Isaiah 43, God promises that even when you go through the waters, the waters will never overflow you.  He will be with you.  He will never leave you nor forsake you. 

God is committed to our deliverance. Understand that The Holy Spirit is a fighter. He will raise a shield of protection around the believer against the arrows of the wicked. He was the cloud that came between Israel and the army of pharaoh. While He gave light to Israel He gave darkness to pharaoh and his army. In the same way He will turn the light into darkness for your enemies and destroy the plans of the wicked concerning you. .

The Holy Spirit is the seal that protects the believer. Just as a manufacturer places a seal over his product to shield and protect it, so God has placed the seal of The Spirit around us to shield us from the evil in the world. This shield does not allow any flood to touch us.
As long we fear the Lord and obey His Word, we don’t have to fear the things in the world, because we are under divine cover. It is an impenetrable, unbreakable threefold shield, because our life is hid in Christ and Christ is hid in God.  
Certainly, through a lifestyle of diligent study of the Word, we will abide in the fear of the Lord, which guarantees us a divine defence against the floods of the enemy..

PRAYER: Lord, Please grant me the grace to be continually filled with Your Word and Your Spirit so that I can remain under divine cover, where I become untouchable to every flood of the enemy in Jesus Name. .   

QUOTE 
When you obey God’s instruction you are delivered from destruction . WORDBITE 222