Exodus 17 “ Victory Through Prayer”

So Moses cried out to God, “What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me.” (v.4)

Here in Chapter 17 Moses battles both his own people and the Amalekites. What a difficult job it must have been for Moses to pastor his people. Every time there’s a problem, they were ready to kill him. And now, the Amalekites sought to wipe out the children of Israel. 

What was Moses solution to these problems? He cried out to the LORD in prayer saying, “What shall I do?” (v.4) Going to God first is something Moses had learned the hard way, as we all probably have. But now we see him prayerfully seeking God’s divine guidance before taking action with both his own people and the Amalekites. The result was victory on both accounts. 

Jesus said, “Men ought always to pray and not faint” (Luke 18:1). And as long as Moses was doing just that, there was victory. May we all learn to do the same.

The Truth: “Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.” (Psalm 50:15)