Never Fight Alone!

Exodus 17:9-12 So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose men for us and go out, fight against Amalek. Tomorrow I will station myself on the top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand.” Joshua did as Moses told him, and fought against Amalek; and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. So it came about when Moses held his hand up, that Israel prevailed, and when he let his hand down, Amalek prevailed. But Moses’ hands were heavy. Then they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it; and Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side and one on the other. Thus his hands were steady until the sun set. 

We will probably never be called to a fight like this one… oh yeah?!

We are called to fight in a battle for our very lives! We are called to go up against the enemy of ALL ENEMIES, the enemy of God Himself!  For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12 We are in a battle with darkness and wickedness, Satan himself, the thief, who comes only to steal and kill and destroy; John 10:10.

If you have confessed with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and you believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; (for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. Romans 10:8-10), God’s enemies have declared war with you. They HATE you! Though they may approach you as reasonable, caring helpers, who only have your best interests at heart, please know that their mission in life is to steal and kill and destroy… YOU!

Unlike Moses, we can’t send Joshua and his army to fight our battle, but, we like Moses must station ourselves on the top of the hill with the staff of God in our hand. 

Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness , and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Ephesians 6:14-17

Having done everything to prepare for battle, Stand Firm!!! With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit

Like Moses, lift your hands in prayer. So it came about when Moses held his hand up, that Israel prevailed, and when he let his hand down, Amalek prevailed.

Sometimes you win and sometimes you loose. Yeah, me too!

And so I proclaim, having fought many battles in my young life… NEVER FIGHT ALONE! And thus, we have reached the main point of this Website Wednesday blog… though Moses is the leader of this trek through the wilderness from slavery to freedom, Aaron and Hur are the poster duo for everything Side by Side and Hand in Hand!

But Moses’ hands were heavy. We’ve all been there. We lift our banner to God in the heat of the battle that assails us all and we prevail against. We also know of those times our arms get heavy and our banner comes down (“just for a minute, Lord”) and the enemy seems to prevail.

Like Aaron and Hur, we know the battle plan and we can recognize the signs of strength in battle and the weariness of a war that doesn’t take breaks for rest and relaxation. Like Aaron and Hur we can watch and I’m sure PRAY, but we can also take a stone (the Corner Stone) and put it under our battle weary fellow soldiers. Then, likeAaron and Hur, we and our partner(s) in encouragement, can support his/her hands and help lift the banner identifying us as God’s army,one on one side and one on the other.

Because WE KNOW… wait for it…

“For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst.” Matthew 18:20

With Encouragement and Intercession we bring The One Who Wins the War! He was/is/and will be there the whole time, but now, face to face with Jesus, the enemy must flee! Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. James 4:7-8 

Never Fight Alone! With this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints, Ephesians 6:18 Side by Side and Hand in Hand we can rest upon The Rock and lift holy hands together, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against us.

**All Scripture quoted comes from the “Bible Gateway” app and is the NASB version of the Bible unless otherwise noted.