Category: 46

46 “His hands were steady until sunset.”

 Exodus 17:12

 When Moses’ hands were raised to God in heaven the people of God prevailed against the enemy, the Amalekites. When his hands sank down due to fatigue, the Amalekites took the upper hand. The blessing of God was subject to the supplication of His servant Moses, and Moses could not sustain the prayer on his own. Aaron and Hur had to hold his hands up in support of the supplication and so fellowship in the service of the Lord was successful.

 O how much we as Christian people need each other! We cannot, dare not go it alone, for we will become weary and the enemy will prevail. When we meet together for fellowship we are holding each other up before the Lord and enjoining ourselves to each other in prayers and petitions. When we support each other we will gain the victory over our own evil desires, the temptations of the enemy and the pull of this fallen world. This is the way to life, peace and victory and we must not listen to the enemy who says we don’t need other people. Jesus asked his disciples to pray with Him and for Him in the garden of Gethsemane, but they could not for they were weak. If the Lord of heaven and earth needed faithful company how much more we who are so naturally weak and without protection.

 Let us lift up our hands in holy prayer for each other so that the victory over Satan is complete and he has no traction in our life.

“Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.”

James 5:16