When the enemy comes- the Spirit of the LORD shall raise up a standard

Webster Dictionary - STANDARD

1. an ensign or flag, especially a banner with a military emblem.

2. something established by authority as a fixed rule or measure.

1.

A. In battle the person who carries the the flag is called " The Standard Bearer"

B. The Standard Bearer was always in the forefront of the battle - a place of leadership and encouragement for the others in battle.

C. If the standard Bearer ever fell, another warrior would pick up the standard and take his place.

2.The standard is the word of God- Satan is our enemy; we are his enemy also

A. we are told to resist the devil today-who will bear the standard in the battle today ?

A.the husband should bear the standard at home

1.He must be strong - 1 PET.3:7 treat your wife is as the weaker vessel

2.He must be steadfast - The wife & children should rest confident in the knowledge that he is there, bearing the standard of the word of God

3.He must be supported - No man can be a good leader if his wife is not by his side

4. The standard bearer must be willing to continue till the battle has been won

1. Jesus didn't come in the first watch

* the fourth watch.

The Jews at this time divided the

night into four watches;

the first was from six o'clock in

the evening till nine, the

second from nine to twelve, the

third from twelve till three,

and the fourth from three till six

Behold, I go forward, but he [is] not [there]; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:

9 On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold [him]: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see [him]:

10 But he knoweth the way that I take: [when] he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

11 My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.

12 Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary [food].

Elijah was praying earnestly for rain - hold onto the promise of God of rain ( vs.36 )

(James 5:17) Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.

1. He prayed but where is the rain

2. Look again