Moses' secret to victory

Exodus 17:8-13
8 Now Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
9 And Moses said to Joshua, "Choose us some 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."
10 So Joshua did as Moses said to him, and fought with Amalek. And Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
11 And so it was, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
12 But Moses' hands became heavy; so 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 the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
13 So Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

As long as Moses remained standing, and depended on his own strength and stamina to keep his hands up, victory was not sure, for the Amalekites prevailed whenever Moses got tired and lowered his hands.

When we are in a spiritual battle, if we are depending on our own strength, we will win some and lose some, and the battle will be long-drawn with many casualties.

So how do we win all the time and ensure a steady and speedy victory?

Look at verse 12. Moses sat and rested on a stone. Aaron and Hur held both Moses’ hands up for him. The result was that Joshua defeated the Amalekites.

The stone represents Christ the Rock. Aaron represents our High Priest Jesus, for Aaron was the high priest. Hur means “hole” in Hebrew and speaks of the nail-pierced hands of our High Priest. The hill which Moses stood on represents Calvary.

In other words, when you rest on Christ and His finished work accomplished at Calvary’s hill, when you sit down with Christ in heavenly places and let His finished work uphold you, victory is surely yours!

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