JEHOVAH NISSI – Wednesday August 9th 2017
Memorise: Plead my cause, O LORD, with
them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. Psalm 35:1
Read: Exodus 17:8-16 (KJV)
17:8 Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in
Rephidim.
17:9 And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out
men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the
hill with the rod of God in mine hand.
17:10 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.
17:11 And it came to pass, when Moses held up his
hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
17:12 But Moses hands were heavy; and they took a
stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up
his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his
hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
17:13 And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people
with the edge of the sword.
17:14 And the Lord said unto
Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of
Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.
17:15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name
of it Jehovahnissi:
17:16 For he said, Because the Lord hath sworn that the Lord will have war
with Amalek from generation to generation.
Bible in one year: 2nd Kings
3-4, Ezekiel 22:1-16, Hymn: Sing hymn 4
MESSAGE:
Jehovah Nissi is
the third revealed compound Name of God, meaning “The Lord is my Banner”. It
was the Name Moses gave the altar he built following Israel’s victory over
Amalek in Exodus
17:15. The word “nissi” means banner, standard or flag. A banner is
the rallying point for warriors in the time of battle. Moses named the altar
“the Lord is my banner” to acknowledge God’s active role in fighting for the
nation of Israel, and at the same time, to testify to God’s continued war
against the people of Amelek from generation to generation (Exodus 17:16).
This altar stood as a witness to the whole world that the God of Israel was
behind the victory over the Amalekites. You may recall that this battle with
Amalek took place under the upraised hands of Moses, holding the rod of God.
Moses therefore named the alter Jehovah Nissi with the consciousness of the
role that God played in the battle. Starting from today, the hand of God will
be so evident against all your enemies and detractors that you will begin to
sing “The Lord is my Banner” in Jesus’ Name.
Prayer Point
Jehovah Nissi, please fight every enemy
that is stirred up against the advancement of Your Kingdom in every corner of
the world.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye,
the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the
largest evangelical Church in the world and also the President of Christ the
Redeemer's Ministries.
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