Have you
had your JOY JUICE today? Joy Juice has
several names….it can be called “The Joy of the Lord”, “Salvation in Christ”,
“Relationship with Jesus”…among other names.
In ancient
times, a person’s name revealed much about his character. When we study the
names of God, His names tell us a great deal about the person and character of
God. We discussed yesterday one of those
names --Jehovah Nissi---The Lord is my Banner. This name for
God is found in Exodus 17:15.
Writer Leah
Adams explains: “In this passage Moses
held God’s staff in his hand and as long as his hands and God’s staff were
raised, Joshua and the Israelites won the war with the Amalekites. What I want
us to pay particular attention to is that this battle was all about God.
Joshua, Moses, Aaron, Hur, and the Israelite armies were simply vessels God
used, but the battle itself was orchestrated by God. Moses knew this and wanted
to make certain the Israelites knew it and remembered it. Nothing that he or
they did in the physical realm brought about victory. God’s presence and power
took them into the battle and assured the victory when the battle was done.”
Each of us finds ourselves in a battle from
time to time. Some battles are chosen
for you by the Lord….some we choose for ourselves. Either way, we need to be sure that we are
allowing Jehovah Nissi to lead the way.
The
only way to know the joy of certain victory is the let the Lord go before you
as your Banner.
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