Exodus 17: 8-16: “Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim. And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand. 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. And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. 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. And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi: For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.”
Even though the Lord is in complete control of our circumstances, Satan tries to attack us whenever he can. He is very keen to attack us after something good happens because he wants to take the joy of the good experience away from us. However, the Lord is able to use these experiences for our benefit, to give us a greater appreciation of His ability to keep us. The Lord miraculously gave water when they had no right to expect water and Satan tried to take that wonderful experience away from them by bringing the Amalekites against them. However the Lord was in control of the situation and Moses was able to form a team with Joshua. Moses prayed when he lifted his hands in the air and Joshua fought and won the battle. The most important thing that we can learn from difficult times is to pray; not only do we need to fight against Satan but we have to pray as well. The only way we can have any real influence in the spiritual battle that we face from day to day is through prayer.
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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