Friday, July 16, 2004

Moses Hands Lifted

Exodus 17:9 And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.

Exodus 17:10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.

Exodus 17:11 And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.

Exodus 17:12 But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.

Exodus 17:13 And Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.  
 
Moses was holding in his hands the "rod of God", he held in his hands the power to make a difference to change a generation. We are like him, after last week's missions pledge we hold in our hands the power to change the nations. We have the ability to make an impact in our generation. Moses was quite old by now & has done mighty things prior to this. Maybe we think back & say I've already given to building fund & many years ago I sowed all that I have & just last week I gave to missions fund. God I'm a little broke, maybe I'll give u a little less than my best today.   God desires nothing less than our best. Even when Moses let his hand down by just a little the battle swung to the other side.  

And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.  
 
Even as we give today, let me challenge you to give in response to the battles you are currently facing. Give God your best once again. Yeah it's hard but God will always honor you when u honor Him.

But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
 
Exodus 17:13 And Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.  
 
God will give u victory!