Give Thanks for What He Has Done -- and For What He Does

"And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed." (Exodus 17: 11)

Moses is a picture of the Law, as he was the medium through which God gave the law to the Israelites.

Yet the law on its own is weak and beggarly elements (Galatians 4: 9), and just as those who try live by the law will never be justified, but will be brought to end of themselves, so Moses grew tired. The law was given to bring us to a life of faith (Galatians 3: 24-25) in Jesus Christ.

As Moses grew tired,  Aaron (who represents the Light of the Lord) and Hur ( which means "freedom" and "nobility") brought a stone for Moses to sit, and as Moses rested in the support of the priests and the rock, Joshua prevailed over the Amalekites (v. 13)

When we rest in the Wisdom of the Holy Spirit and stand fast in the liberty that we have received in Christ (Galatians 5: 1), we reign in life over every problem.

Moses with his arms upraised is also a picture of our Savior, Jesus Christ, who with his arms outstretched, took all of God's wrath for our sins, giving us His righteousness (2 Corinthians 5: 21)

And of course, arms raised is a picture of worship. As Moses' arms were raised, Joshua  (which means "Savior") prevailed over the Amalekites. Today, the more that we worship what the Lord has done for us, granting us Himself as our Rock, on whom we can stand in steady faith (Psalm 18: 2), that we are cleansed from all our sins, then we live by faith, resting in His Finished Work, our Joshua prevails over the Amalekites of fear, worry, and strife in your life.

Give thanks to the Lord God, for through His Son His mercy endures forever in our lives, and in Him you will be more than a conqueror over every hardship!