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Pray Week 661
“Had Enough”

1 Ki 19:2-8 (NIV) So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them.” Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, while he himself went a day’s journey into the desert. He came to a broom tree, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.” Then he lay down under the tree and fell asleep. All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” … So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.

Exo 17:11-12 (NIV) As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning. When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up–one on one side, one on the other–so that his hands remained steady till sunset.
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Do you ever feel like you have had enough? Have you ever reached the ‘end of your rope’ in your job or in a relationship? During these tough economic times, do you feel like you have never worked so hard, for so long, for so little? Are you physically, mentally, and spiritually weary?

Elijah had just moved with such miraculous power and authority from the Holy Spirit, yet when confronted with the discouraging and threatening words of Jezebel he became afraid and weary of continued battle. He was emotionally and spiritually spent. This is when the Lord sent ministering angels to help Elijah get through that time and to bring him to a place where he could be renewed and refreshed in God’s Presence.

Moses also felt like he was carrying the weight of the world as he led the vast nation of Israel through the desert. However, God made sure that he was not alone and He renewed Moses’ strength during the times that they met ‘face to face’. Scripture tells us that Moses’ face would glow with the radiance of God following those encounters. God also saw to it that Moses received wise counsel from his elders and assistance from the likes of Aaron and Hur when he was physically weary.

Look around you and recognize whom God has sent to minister to you in your time of need. Note well that to forsake the fellowship of the believers, to choose to not be an active, contributing member of a church body that is solidly founded on God’s Word, almost guarantees that you will ‘go it alone’ in your time of need. God ministers to the Body through the Body.

Who are your ministering angels … your Aaron and Hur? Who are the men and women that are there to pray with and for you and to help you get back into God’s Presence? I encourage you to identify such brothers and sisters in Christ that are there to strengthen your hope in the Lord when the discouragement of the flesh becomes too strong and you feel like you have had enough. They are out there, in your work place, your social circles, your church home, your men’s or women’s ministry.

Pray that the Lord bless you with such a fellowship of believers to build you up in the most Holy Faith and to strengthen you to persevere through all the trials of life. May the Lord’s Presence and peace be with you to comfort and encourage you. May the joy of the Lord be your strength.

Close in prayer, thanksgiving & rededication of your work to the glory of God