His Name is Jehovah Nissi

It was back in an Israeliste vs Amalekite battle that God revealed himself as Jehovah Nissi. You might remember this battle because God has Moses stay in the "touchdown!" pose for them to defeat the Amalekite's. Also, this is the first time we meet Joshua, who later leads the Isrealites to the promised land. You can find the story in Exodus 17:8-16.

I'll hit on a couple points that I feel are important to me. First, Moses couldn't do it on his own. A simple request from God right? "Hey Moses, if you hold your hands and staff high, I will keep the Israelites winning." But this isn't easy (go ahead, try it for 5 minutes). Moses needed others, he needed one person on each side of him to help hold his arms up. Guess what, we are NO different. When it's time to fight battles in our lives, we need the same things Moses had.

1) Communication with God (pray)

2) Friends on each side.

3) Utter trust in the Lord.

4) Staff, just kidding you shouldn't need a staff.

Second, the Lord tells Moses to write this story down on a scroll. Why? Well, so Moses, Joshua, Aaron, and all the other Israelites would remember that God saved them in the fight against the Amalekites. Joshua's skills, Moses leadership qualities, and the hand-to-hand combat guys, didn't win this war by themselves, the Lord simply provided for his people.

I think the Lord told me to start this blog to write down stories in my life that clearly had his hand at work. I believe he did, and for the same reasons he commanded Moses to. You see, we should write down these personal stories in detail, right after they happen, so we don't forget. So we don't forget how Jehovah Nissi can come in and beat the "Amalekites" of our 2009 lives.

What battle may you be in right now? What battle did the Lord just win for you last week? Last month? Last year? If you have written these down, re-read them and be reminded of how God pulled you through...in His timing.

My last post was a cry out to God to heal my nephew, Hudson. I wanted to be selfish and say, do it now...do it today Lord. But I stayed humble (for the most part) and asked for it to be done in His timing. Six days after Hudson was born, he was released from the hospital and cleared to go home. Praise the Lord! The Lord is My Banner! I want to always be reminded of this time in my life where God provided and healed, so I'm writing it down. Make sure you "make the time" to do the same.

Dear Lord, Jehovah Nissi,

Thank you for being a God of compassion, healing, and providing. It's because you LOVE us that you fight our battles. Father, I ask that we always remember what you do for us. If that means start a blog, buy a notebook, or create a photo album have the Spirit help and direct us to that place. I thank you for this old story that has new meaning to me. It's neat that something this old can still be applied today, and it's because your hand was in it. God, will you use this blog to reach others? Will you help readers know that we can't fight battles on our own, that you want to fight them for us, we just need to trust you and ask for you to come into our lives. Jesus, we thank you for sacrificing your life and living out a perfect example of how we should live today.

It's in your name I always pray Jesus,

Amen