Jim's Devotional - September 29th

September 29th

Exodus 17:8-13, “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.”

Here we have Moses, Joshua, Aaron, and Hur. How about all of the men that were doing the fighting? They were servants. Yes, they were there at the command of Joshua, who was fighting at the command of Moses. But ultimately, they were servants. They were all there for a common cause; to obey the will of God.

When we serve, we may be obeying a leader, or even meeting the need of someone else. Ultimately, we are serving God.