Moses April 18, 2020

“When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up—one on one side, one on the other—so that his hands remained steady till sunset.” Exodus 17:12 NIV

When Moses stood on top of the hill with his arms over his head, he was not just a spectator, he was a combatant in the battle.  “The Lord is my banner…,” Moses lifted his arms in prayer, he was a prayer warrior. The battle was not won with the physical fight but with the Spiritual conflict. Yes, the battles in our lives often have two aspects, both a physical and spiritual side. We must wrestle with the struggles, battles and sin in our lives. Some of the battle can be seen in public but the majority of our wrestling match must be done in private, while on our knees before the Lord. 

It was good for Moses to have friends to assist him as prayer warriors who could come alongside and pray a prayer to the Lord to lift up their brother …people who will bring a stone for additional support. Like Moses let us also set our lives on the Rock of our salvation and trust God even through suffering.

In this verse it never says that Joshua got tired, only that Moses did, the more difficult a spiritual battle the harder it is for our flesh to fight. Spiritual battles require more physical energy than the actual physical part.  So, let us cry out in prayer to the Rock of our Salvation for special strength to finish until the sunset of our lives – to the new day dawns – let us battle with steady hands. And until that day when prayer is swallowed up by praise and we open our eyes to a new sun let us call alongside those that will support us both physically and spiritually. Cry out to Jesus to experience the miracle of victory and the intimacy of true worship.

Not only has He promised that He is with us and that He will never forsake us, but He has provided support for us in the form of family, friends, and our church. Only together is victory won…we are to be the body of Christ.