Exodus 17:8-16 (focus verse 11) (NIV) As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning…Aaron and Hur held his hands up…
God reveals Himself as the Victor in conflict. “God is uncompromisingly at war with Amalek, a type of the flesh, the ‘fleshly lusts which war against the soul,’ (I Peter 2:11), ‘and the sin which does so easily beset us’ (Heb. 12:1). But God is also Victor in the warfare and will enable us to prevail as long as we, like Moses, lift our hands to God in dependence and our hearts in earnest supplication for victory.” At times, life gets overwhelming and we feel the pull of the carnal nature so strongly that we need our brothers and sisters in Christ to pray with us when we are barraged by temptation. Persistent intercessory prayer brings the victory. Remember: God always provides a way of escape (I Cor. 10:13).
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