Fleeing Away

Verse 7: The Lord will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven.

More blessings from the Lord, as we obey his commands, and the list goes on.

There will be enemies that try to destroy you.  It might be an enemy of defeat in your mind that whispers discouraging lies about who you are.  It might be an enemy of fear that rises its ugly head when your husband loses his job.  Or it might be an enemy of unforgiveness that wants to keep you full of bitterness and angry. 

There are all sorts of enemies that rise up against us – but this verse promises defeat to those enemies!

Again, a great visual here! 

Picture an enemy coming to the door of your house – say his name is “Fear” – and he starts to knock.  You peek out the window and recognize him as a stranger because no fear lives in your house.  You pray and send him away and as you look out the window, you see him split into seven pieces and disintegrate before you until he’s no longer even recognizable as “Fear” but rather a blown up mess being carried away with the wind.

That’s the fallout, my friend, of walking with God.  Enemies might come to your door, but they’re not taking up residence in your house.