In our Bible study this morning we covered Exodus 17-20. Every day we choose a scripture passage, write our observation, an application, and a prayer based on what we read. I chose as my scripture this morning, Exodus 17:1-13:
Whenever Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed; and whenever he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed. 12 But Moses' hands grew weary; so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side; so his hands were steady until the sun set. 13 And Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the sword.
Prayer is the foundation of our work as believers, and especially as leaders in the kingdom work that we do. To start a day without prayer is to start with at least two strikes against you. To end a day without prayer, it's your third or thirtieth strike. For that reason I urge pastors and pastor-parish relations committees to take seriously the role of prayer and how we need to enlist others to help us pray. If every PPRC would join their pastor in his or her prayers, the work of that pastor would be greatly blessed.
Some pastors form an Aaron and Hur Society, a group that meets weekly to pray for the work of that pastor. They know that as pastors our work is blessed when we lift our hands and hearts in prayer, and like Moses we sometimes we can't hold our hands up and we need folks on all sides of us to hold our hands up with their prayers.
My prayer is to be a part of that work that you do, to the point you will find those who will join you in praying for you and the work you do.
Be blessed!
