Running Into The Battle: Part 4 – Running In To Help

In this fourth installment of the series “Running into the Battle,” we explore the theme of helping others in their battles, drawing inspiration from Exodus 17. This message focuses on the importance of supporting one another, just as Aaron and Hur supported Moses during the battle against the Amalekites.

Key Biblical Passages
1 Samuel 17:48: This passage has been the cornerstone of the series, illustrating how David ran toward the battle line to meet Goliath.

Exodus 17: This chapter recounts two battles faced by the Israelites: the internal conflict due to lack of water and the external attack by the Amalekites.

Galatians 6:2: “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”

1 Thessalonians 5:11: “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”

Lessons from Exodus 17
Exodus 17 presents two distinct battles that the Israelites faced:

Internal Conflict: The Israelites quarreled with Moses over their lack of water, testing God and Moses’ leadership.

External Attack: The Amalekites attacked, and Moses, with the help of Aaron and Hur, held up the staff of God to ensure victory.

These battles illustrate the different ways the enemy can attack—internally, within our community, and externally, through outside forces.

RUNNING IN TO HELP

THREE WAYS WE CAN HELP

Support: (To Relieve The Burden) Just as Aaron and Hur supported Moses by providing a stone for him to sit on, we are called to relieve the burdens of others. This can mean offering emotional, physical, or spiritual support.

Encouragement: (to speak life, hope, faith, and strength into) We must speak life into others, countering the enemy’s lies with God’s truth. Encouragement involves reminding others of their strength in God and His promises, as seen in Galatians 6:2 and 1 Thessalonians 5:11.

Lifting Up: (Prayer, but also physical assistance in the battle) Beyond support, lifting others up involves actively engaging in their battles, much like Aaron and Hur physically held up Moses’ arms to ensure victory.

THREE FORMS OF HELP
Physical
Spiritual
Verbal

WHAT THEY DON’T NEED FROM US
They don’t need you to tell them what to do in the battle or how you would do it differently or what they are doing wrong. They don’t need you to take over and do it for them. – They need your HELP, your SUPPORT, your ENCOURAGMENT. They need you to LIFT THEM UP. They don’t need you to add more burdens to the load they are already trying to carry.

FILTERS FOR VERBAL HELP

WHAT WE SAY (The content of the message)

HOW WE SAY IT (The tone makes all the difference in the world. You can have the right content but share it in a way that cancels out all the truth involved. A way that adds burden rather than carries it)

WHEN WE SAY IT (There are appropriate and inappropriate times to share certain things)

WHERE WE SAY IT (Again consider the audience and how having others hear what you are sharing may or may not make them feel)

WHY WE SAY IT (This will filter out a lot of things that will NOT help. Too often the real reason why we are saying something has more to do with our own thoughts, desires and ways of thinking than it does the person we are “TRYING TO HELP)

CONCLUSION
In conclusion, the message underscores the importance of community and mutual support in facing life’s battles. Just as Moses needed Aaron and Hur, we need each other to bear burdens, encourage, and lift one another up. By running into others’ battles, we fulfill the law of Christ and manifest God’s love in practical ways.

As we continue to face battles, both internal and external, let us remember the lessons from Exodus 17 and strive to be a source of support and encouragement for those around us.

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