"Under the banner of God, victory is always assured; but apart from it, defeat is a certainty. When the banner of God's rod was not held high, Amelek prevailed. You can't do battle against the flesh under your own power."
~ Kay Arthur ~
author of
LORD, I Want To Know You
Above quote is in reference to Exodus 17:15: "The LORD is my banner"
H
ow many times have you I said, "I can't do it anymore", "I can't take it another day", "I will never make it through this", "I can't bare to go through another crisis", or "I am at the end"? It's then that I hear that still small voice, "No YOU cannot make it . . . you need ME."
Last summer the ladies Bible study at my church went through Kay Arthur's book, LORD, I Want to Know you. Over a year later, a lot of it has stuck with me, as the different names of God have become more meaningful with different life experiences. One of the names is "Jehovah-nissi" meaning, "The LORD is My Banner". In Exodus 17, there was a war. Amelek and his people were enemies of God, did not fear God, and were a first and constant enemy of Israel. The parallel that is made in her book is how our flesh, our sin nature, is like Amelek. It is a first and constant enemy. When we have our guard down, when we let satan sneek (or run) into our lives, we are losing the war.
If we skip down a few more verses from the reference above, we will read,