Weak Levies

“In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness.” 1 Co. 1:25

When Hurricane Katrina hit, it was one of the most devastating catastrophe on record. It wasn’t only the impact of the storm but rather the reality of weak levies to protect against the storm. The debate began and was just as tumultuous as Katrina itself. It was reported that memos and reports had been repeatedly forwarded to appropriate personnel that exposed potentially deadly weaknesses in several of the levies that surrounded the region. It was the flood waters that broke through the levies that were determined to be the source of so many deaths. If only the appropriate people would have paid attention to the warnings. If only…

In our lower nature, the flesh, we have compromised and weak spiritual points in which sin can break through and flood our region. We can maintain strong spiritual levies in our walk but if we refuse to look at the weak ones we will have catastrophic results when the storms hit. We will walk with false confidence during the calm though we are one storm away from total disaster.

Through pursuing God and heeding the warnings of our spiritual weaknesses, we allow the Spirit to strengthen them and rebuild them into strong walls of faith. We develop a spiritual awareness of our earthly faults as the Holy Spirit reveals and exposes these weaknesses. We must not ignore the Holy memos sent from the One who sees our faults and recognizes our weaknesses. God desires to bring healing in areas that hinder and weaken our faith.

I love the description of Joanna Weaver’s weakened levies or ‘fault lines’ as she refers to them. ‘…we have a mighty God who is able to redeem…a loving Father who promises to keep watch at our points of vulnerability, to strengthen us where we’re weak, to correct the lies that have led us astray, and to heal the rifts in our souls. But only if we give Him access.’ P. 67