Jehovah Nissi

Exodus 17:8 -15

Then Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim.And Moses said to Joshua, Choose men for us, and go out; fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand.So Joshua did as Moses had said to him and fought with Amalek; and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.And when Moses lifted his hand up, Israel prevailed; and when he let his hand down, Amalek prevailed.But Moses’ hands were 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 one on the other side. So his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.And Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.And Jehovah said to Moses, Write this as a memorial in a book and recite it to Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.And Moses built an altar and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi;

The Lord gave me a clear revelation of the word of God when I spent time in reading the word one morning. It was about the defeat of Amalek; the defeat of Satan, the flesh, the world and all the negative things. This living message I spoke to a couple of group meetings and it were very enlightening, full of life supply even as I myself enjoyed the flow of life, and the saints too testified the same.

What was ministered to me in my ministering of the word were:

Food and Drink: The basic prerequisite for living and fighting is food and drink. The fight against Amalek did not happen until the Israelite ate the manna and drank the living water from the smitten rock. Meaning, no spiritual fight can happen until we are first fed with our necessary spiritual food; manna and the living water, who both are Christ. No eating and drinking of Christ, no fight against the enemy.

Moses and Joshua: The fight against Amalek happened in two sections; one at the hill top and the other at battle field. As long as Moses hands were lifted up at the hill top, Joshua and his army prevailed against the enemy at the battle field. Without the fighting and the lifting up of hands, there could be no victory. The two must coordinate with one another. Spiritual battle is fought in ascension at the hill top, in the heavens, as man practically fought at the battle field on the earth. Victory is determined by the prayer in ascension by the lifting up of Moses hands.

 But for Moses had to be lifted up all the time, Moses himself needed three things:

The Rock: Moses sat upon the rock as a solid strong base, who is Christ, the support of our prayer that brings in the victory. Without a strong and solid base, there is no way for victory.

Aaron and Hur: Just sitting on the rock did not suffice, Moses hands have to be lifted up too. For this, Aaron, the high priest, representing the priesthood, in our present day, Body life practice in the church-life is needed. And Hur, representing the kingship, that builds the tabernacle of God on the earth is needed too. With these two, Moses hands could always be lifted up, and the direct result is the victory over Amalek.

This whole episode is a mysterious yet divine picture of spiritual warfare unto victory for the building up of the Body of Christ. I was so much blessed by the ministry of the word. I cannot fight the enemy by myself, but I must fight in the Body by prayer in coordination; resting on Christ as my solid base, depending on the priesthood and kingship for the purpose of establishing a kingdom that will build the tabernacle, the dwelling place of God, the church, which is the Body of Christ.

Finally, the issue of this battle is Jehovah-nissi, Jehovah is my banner, meaning victory.

These profound revelation I received through the help of the ministry of the word has been ringing in me again and again. And I am still beginning to fully experience the reality of the Lord's speaking. 

May the Lord grace me to experience Him in all the detail and defeat my "Amalek" and the "Amalek" by joining myself with the interceding Christ in ascension in the heavens, resting upon Christ as my support, depending upon the Body for the building up of the Body of Christ, and manifest the glorious victory of Christ as Jehovah-nissi!