Over the summer I had a membership to the YMCA. It was a really great experience because I met a trainer there. This particular trainer helped me to plan great work outs and started me down the road to fitness. I loved it. Except for one thing.
There was one exercise in particular that I loathed. It was with weights – and it killed me. every time. The trainer would push me to my very limit – and if I let my arms down too soon, well – that meant we were doing a lot more. Of course, as my trainer he was there if I needed help, as my spotter. The whole thing was so good for me. I loved it and I hated it.
Our pastor spoke on Sunday about Moses. We reviewed the story of how he held up the rod during the Israelite’s battle with the Amalekites. If he lowered the rod, the Israelites would start to lose, but if he kept the rod up, they would continue to win the war. Eventually he needed help – spotters, if you will to help him hold up his arms.
My every day life at home is like this sometimes. Combat on the home front is raging. Day to day expectations for victory are very heavy. Lifting alone can push me to my limits. I can’t do it. I need a spotter.
When I’m in the middle of warfare and I don’t know what my battle plan should be, He does. Jesus himself intercedes on my behalf before the Father. When I don’t have the strength or the understanding of what to do next, when I’m about to let my arms down, He lifts them up. He continues when I cannot.
from Hebrews:
“24 But because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. 25Therefore he is able to save completely[a] those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
26Such a high priest meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens.”
from Romans 8:
“26In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. 27And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God’s will.”
How invigorating to know this: There is someone holding up my arms in the middle of the battle. I am not alone. I do not have to depend on my own power. I have a “spotter” who has unending endurance and knows my exact need! Thank you Lord!
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