Get Your Prayer On
My friend said something to me once
“You smell of battle”
It’s true, I do change my perfume on a regular basis
But I don’t recall reading the word ‘Battle’ when I purchased my perfume at the shops
Maybe it was a new fragrance by Calvin Klein that she had sprayed on one of those cards at the perfume counter
I don’t know about you, but I always look like I’m playing a game of Charades while spraying perfume in a shop, much to my daughter’s embarrassment
If you’re playing along with my game of Charades, then ‘windmill’ is the word you’re looking for.
You have to let the fragrance ‘wear off’ a little, otherwise you’ll end up with eyes that resemble a Blackmore goldfish
Not a pretty sight
GET YOUR PRAYER ON
Anyways, my friend wasn’t referring to my taste in perfume
Oh no
She was referring to my prayer life
Whenever life throws me a curve ball
I get my prayer on
And that’s when I ‘smell of battle’
Also, when I’m in the battle, God suggests I get some help
So, I text all my friends and ask them to get their prayer on too
When you know other people are praying alongside you, it helps you stay in the fight
I love the fact that Moses needed help from his friends when he found himself in a battle
The story is found in Exodus Chapter 17
‘Amalek came and fought Israel at Rephidim. Moses ordered Joshua: “Select some men for us and go out and fight Amalek. Tomorrow I will take my stand on top of the hill holding God’s staff.”(Verse 8-9 The Message Bible)
So off Joshua went
And Moses took Aaron and Hur and went to the top of the hill
Moses raised his hands
Israel is winning battle
That’s good =)
But Moses’ hands got tired
Amalek start winning the battle
That’s bad =(
Aaron and Hur had an idea
They got a stone and set it underneath Moses
Moses sat on it and Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on each side
Let’s hope Moses stopped off at the perfume department before walking up that hill
Phew!
‘So his hands remained steady until the sun went down. Joshua defeated Amalek and its army in battle.’ (Verse 12)
I love the phrase, ‘his hands became steady’
When we get our prayer on and our friends pray alongside us, we become steady
This year’s theme is rising like a Phoenix
Rising from the ashes
To become more than you’ve ever been
And if we are to rise well, we can’t do it on our own
We need our friends to keep us ‘steady’ through our challenges and battles
To remember what God did in the battle, Moses built an altar to the Lord
Guess what he named it?
Yahweh Nissi
Which means; The Lord is my Banner
Moses set the bench mark for his people
He was saying
Lift up your hands to the Lord, lift them up with the help of your friends and He will deliver you.
God will war with you in your battle
He will give you the victory
But you need to keep those hands lifted up
Wendy xo