MAKING THE LORD OUR BANNER

"Moses built an altar and called it The Lord is my Banner." - Exodus 17:15

The Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim. God
instructed Moses to stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in
his hand. Moses' staff represented something that God said He would use
to bring glory to Himself. The staff represented what Moses had done for
most of his life - shepherding. It was his vocation. When God first
called Moses at the burning bush, He told him to pick up the staff; He
would perform miracles through it.
God wants to perform miracles through each of our vocations. At
Rephidim, God defeated the Amalekites only when Moses held his staff to
Heaven. It was a symbol of dependence and acknowledgment that Heaven was
the source of the Israelites' power. When he dropped his hand, the power
was removed and they began to lose the battle.
Each day we are challenged to reach toward Heaven and allow God to be
the source of victory in the workplace or be defeated. God calls us to
let His banner reign over the workplace so that others may know the
source of our victory. "Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Write this on a
scroll as something to be remembered and make sure that Joshua hears it,
because I will completely blot out the memory of Amalek from under
heaven' " (Ex. 17:14). The Lord wants those behind us and around us to
know that He is the source of our power and success. With each victory
is a testimony that is to be shared with our children and our
associates.
Is the Lord your banner today? Reach toward Heaven today and let His
banner wave over your work so that He might receive glory from your
life.