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“Deeper Than Words Can Explain”

Thoughts for Today:

A few days ago, my daughter Amanda and I were talking about the Old Testament battle between the Israelites and the Amalekites. (Exodus 17:10-13: "So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of the hill. 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. So Joshua overcame the Amalekite army with the sword.)

I said, "Let's look at the imagery from the story and see if we can find some things it might illustrate." Amanda immediately said, "The stone is a rock, maybe the Word of God? It gives us strength and support when we get tired." I said, "That's excellent. What do you think about Aaron and Hur, the two men who helped to hold Moses' hands up?" Amanda thought for a moment then said, "Hmmm, Aaron was his brother, and Hur his friend. So it's kind of like how our family and friends who are Christians help us when we're weak." Then she put her head down. I said, "Honey, what's the matter?" She looked up with tears in her eyes and said, "God is just so good. Sometimes it just makes me cry. I love my family so much." Now it was my turn to cry. Wow, what a moment -- sharing God's Word with my little girl as she grows in understanding and wisdom!

Paul has been teaching on the resurrection for some time now. In our passage today, these truths had brought him to a place where great joy had welled up inside him and he just had to let it out. Studying, teaching, talking about, and contemplating how great our God loves us is also my great joy. And it doesn't matter whether it is an Apostle with the status of Paul, or Amanda and me -- God's Word has a way of touching us deeply in ways that are difficult to explain. Sometimes we just can't help but be overcome with emotion.

Questions to Ponder:

How does reading God's Word affect you? Has it been reaching to a deep level? What has the Lord been saying to you? Will you obey?

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Pocket Devotions are written by Mike Brooks. A retired businessman, he is Moderator of South Shores church, leads the Deacon Board, serves on the finance committee, and he teaches a Men's Bible study and the Men's Ministry. Mike has a passion for evangelical missions. He is the husband of Sherry; the father of Ryan, Natalie, Krissy, Rebecca, and Amanda; the father-in-law of Ariel; and the grandfather of Conner and Christian.