As Moses led the children of Israel from Egypt to their Promised Land, many were their afflictions, many were the times great trials and testing filled their day, but God led them on. And, like the children of Israel, we too must move through our journey facing great times of trials and tribulation until we arrive at our Promised Land. But like Moses and the children of Israel, we do not walk alone.

“Whenever Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed, and whenever he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed. But Moses’ hands grew weary, so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it, while 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 going down of the sun. “ Exodus 17

As we travel the dusty road of adversity, oft times we determine to keep the ’problem’ just between God and me. Don’t want others to see my lack of faith. No need to trouble others with ‘my’ problem. As we struggle through marital problems, children on drugs, financial downturns, sickness and disease we keep a smile on our face, a stiff upper lip and press on. Many ignore concerns from others - “Is all well’ they ask. We respond, “Praise the Lord all is well” while our heart is breaking within, we resolve to never allow others to see our pain, our lack of faith, our doubts or our fears.

Many are the voices admonishing us to: keep smiling, keep a positive confession and keep moving on.

But is this how God intended it to be? Is this how our Loving Abba Father meant His children to move through the wickedness of this world on their way to the Promise Land?

As we look again at Moses and the battle with the Amalekites we do not see Moses in his own strength, we see him in his weakness, his weakness evident as he looks for a stone, growing weary of standing, his arms begin to sag, they droop as he is unable to hold them up, and the battle, the battle begins to turns against Israel.

But as the faithful of the Lord join Moses in the battle:

"...his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. And Joshua overwhelmed Amalek and his people with the sword."

“…the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place where He was about to go.” Luke 10:1

 “Calling the Twelve to Him, He sent them out two by two and gave them authority over evil spirits. Mark 6:7

We go in His authority, but we must not go alone.