1. God’s Provision & Protection
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God’s Provision & Protection

3. Deuteronomy 8:11-18 11 “…be careful
Deuteronomy 8: “…be careful! Beware that in your plenty you do not forget the Lord your God and disobey his commands, regulations, and decrees that I am giving you today.

4. Deuteronomy 8: For when you have become full and prosperous and have built fine homes to live in,

5. Deuteronomy 8: and when your flocks and herds have become very large and your silver and gold have multiplied along with everything else, be careful!

6. Deuteronomy 8: Do not become proud at that time and forget the Lord your God, who rescued you from slavery in the land of Egypt.

7. Deuteronomy 8: Do not forget that he led you through the great and terrifying wilderness with its poisonous snakes and scorpions, where it was so hot and dry. He gave you water from the rock!

8. Deuteronomy 8: He fed you with manna in the wilderness, a food unknown to your ancestors. He did this to humble you and test you for your own good.

9. Deuteronomy 8: He did all this so you would never say to yourself, ‘I have achieved this wealth with my own strength and energy.’

10. Deuteronomy 8:11-18 18 Remember the Lord your God
Deuteronomy 8: Remember the Lord your God. He is the one who gives you power to be successful, in order to fulfill the covenant he confirmed to your ancestors with an oath.

11. Exodus 3:11 But Moses protested to God, “Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?”

12. Exodus 3:12 God answered, “I will be with you.

13. Exodus 4:2 “What is that in your hand?”

14. God never asks a question that He doesn’t already know the answer to
God never asks a question that He doesn’t already know the answer to. He asks us questions for our benefit.

15. “What is in your hands?”

16. Exodus 17:9 “…I will stand at the top of the hill, holding the staff of God in my hand.”

17. Exodus 17:11 As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning. But whenever he lowered his hands, the enemy army prevailed.

18. The tide of your life’s battles hinges on the location of your hands and what you’re holding on to.

19. Exodus 17:12 When Moses’ hands grew tired…

20. Exodus 17:12 When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up one on one side and one on the other side.

21. Sizable prayer burdens often require “arm bearers.”

22. Exodus 17:12-13 So Aaron and Hur steadied Moses’ arms until sunset
Exodus 17:12-13 So Aaron and Hur steadied Moses’ arms until sunset. And Joshua overcame the enemy.

23. The tide of your life’s battles hinges on the location of your hands and what you’re holding on to.

24. Learn more of the story.
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25. Learn more of the story.
Commit to coming back for Sukkot.
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26. Live a life with Hands lifted towards God.
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27. Next Steps Live a life with Hands lifted towards God.
Take time each day to reflect on the promise and authority of His word for your life.
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28. Next Steps Live a life with Hands lifted towards God.
Talk to God remembering that the prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
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29. Humbly invite others to pray for you.
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30. Ask God to show you whose arms you need to lift up in prayer.
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31. Ask God to show you whose arms you need to lift up in prayer.
Let them know that they’re not alone.
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