RUSSELL SANDERS

2-12-2025

A BABY SAVED

PART 2 OF 2

JESUS

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Just as Satan tried to kill the infant Moses, God’s deliver from Egypt, [representative of the land of sin] he also tried to kill the infant Jesus, God’s deliverer from the world of sin.

Baby Jesus was taken away from the evil King Herod’s murder plot and was sheltered in Egypt until Herod’s death. He then returned with his parents to Israel where his preparation for ministry took place. There he gained and displayed so much wisdom and spiritual understanding at the age of twelve, that even the temple Scribes and Pharisees were dismayed.

Just as baby Moses was saved from execution to save Israel from their bondage to Egypt, so also was baby Jesus saved from the murderer, Herod, to save Israel and all people from bondage to sin and eternal death.

This is one of many examples where the Old Testament events foreshadow the parallel New Testament events. Everything in the New Testament is a fulfillment of the Old Testament. That is why we need to know the Old Testament. It helps us to more fully understand the New Covenant which we live under now.

Had baby Jesus never been born, we would still be living under the old Testament Law [as Jews]. This is why we celebrate Christmas and the birth of this baby who would grow up to be sacrificed for the salvation of mankind.

A baby saved means you and I can also be saved.

HELEN SANDERS

2-12-2025

A TEAM EFFORT

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In Exodus 17 we see The Amalekites fighting with Israel. Mose told Joshua, his personal servant, in verse 9, “And Moses said unto Joshua, choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.”

There was authority in that rod. God had anointed it when Moses met God at the burning bush. It represented God and his authority in Moses’ hand.  

As the battle grew fierce, Moses, Aaron, his brother, and Hur, a relative of Caleb, went up the mountain. In verse 11 it says, “And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.”

There are times in battle that we just cannot “hold up.” We are tired, and weary. This was the case with Moses. If you have ever lifted your arm in the air, you would know you cannot hold it out for long without it feeling like a thousand pounds are pulling it down. And not only that, Moses was holding the weight of the staff in his hand up in the air.

At this point Moses just could not hold it up and the enemy was defeating Israel because of his weakness. That is when Aaron and Hur came to his rescue. They saw how heavy Moses hands were becoming, and his inability to hold up under the pressure. In verse 12 it says, “…and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon: and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.”

Has the thought ever occurred to you that Mose had to “receive” their help? He could have been prideful and said, “I can do this!” But it did not happen that way. He received their help. In fact, he took them with him up the mountain and perhaps knew that he would need help.

How often are we carrying a burden and trying to do it alone? God never intended for us to be “Lone Rangers” doing it alone. There is nothing prideful in asking for help.

Because Moses got the help he needed. Verse 13 shows us the results. It says, “and Joshua discomfited [defeated] Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.” 

Never discount help when it is offered. It just might help you win the battle! A team effort can make the difference.

Helen Sanders

8-6-2024

Prophetic Word

You would say, Lord, why have you shut this door? Why are things happening in this way, haven’t I served you with all my heart?  

And I would say to you my child, I am shutting this door for they are like old wineskins. I am preparing you for something much greater than you have done before, and your faith is now being stretched. By letting go of the old you are making room for the new. Do not look at this as a time of discipline, for it is not discipline. It is a time of advancement. Your marching orders are being changed. So, do not hesitate to wait before me and see what I am about to do in and through your life. You have been found faithful my child, and I am elevating you into something that only you can do. Why would you want to hold on to the old comfortable places when I have something new and better? So, do not weep at this season, for you are about to see things change. There are many things that will happen rapidly. Your advancement is one of them. For I am going before you to smooth out the rough places. The new path has not been trodden like the old. There will be some hard times, but in those hard times you will find that I am with you. Do not lose sight of the larger plan that I have for you. You have limited me, and now it is time to advance. So, take my hand and let me lead you into fresh green pastures that will yield more fruit than you have ever dreamed of, saith the Lord.

APOSTLE PAT MURRAY

PROPHETIC EXHORTATION

The time has come for you to wake up and cheer up; For it’s pay back time for you. Yes, you can be assured those walls from your past defeats and failures are soon to become the bridge to all of your tomorrows. Just be sure to not ever allow your dreams to get stuck along the way; And don’t be getting caught up in the small thinking that some folks are hoping you will settle for. Just keep in mind that God put those dreams in your heart and along with it; He gave you the desire to GO farther and to DO more for Him in this life. So don’t let anyone convince you that you’ll never make it; For you must know that IF God called you TO it…Then He WILL certainly equip you to get ALL the way THROUGH it. So take your eyes OFF the crowd, keep them firmly fixed ON Jesus; And trust Him on this your journey through life.

Thank You! HCC

Have you said, “Thank You Lord” today?

Thank you for all he’s given you. For the

Beautiful World that spins. The Moon, the Sun,

The Stars, what a vision. Have you thanked the

Many people that have given you gifts of love

From love. Have you taught your children,

To write thank you notes, for gifts that have come

From love? Years ago, that’s how it was, notes of

Thanks were written. But now we have so much it

Seems our manners don’t come from Heaven.

Let’s get better, let’s appreciate all that’s

Given us. Let’s say thank you or write a note,

Or message someone on your phone. Do this

With thankfulness from your heart.

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