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*Thomas** S. Myers*
*Looking At Life From God's Perspective*
*Exodus 17:1-16*
A fellow had an old junker of a car.
There was a very steep hill in his town that this old junker had a tough time climbing.
He always floored the engine to it's top speed 3 blocks before the top of the hill.
Well, just at the top of the hill, he saw 2 cars that would be crossing the hill at the same time he would.
So he decided, if he could adjust his speed, he could slip between the 2 cars.
But he made one miss- calculation.
The first car was towing the second car.
When he woke up in the hospital, he discovered a principle.
You can not separate 2 things which are inseparable and not get into trouble.
We often do that with the Word of God.
One person will quarrel over the sovereignty of God.
One person says, "God has predestined everything we do."
Another person says, "No, God has not predestined everything we do, we have free will."
What they do not know is that most truths have two sides, and we get into trouble when we try to separate the two truths.
In Exodus chapter 17 there are 3 truths each having two sides to them.
Here is the first truth:
*FIRST -- THE TWO SIDED ATTACK BY THE AMALEKITES.*
Exodus 17:8 tells us that the Amalekites attacked the children of Israel.
There are 2 principles that we must not separated.
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TRIALS MAY ARISE FROM THE SIN OF OTHERS.*
Trials often come because we have come into the path of ungodly men.
For example, you can do everything right as you're driving down the road and still get into an accident.
You don't have to be doing anything wrong to get rear-ended.
You can also eat right and exercise right and still have a heart attack.
*Deuteronomy **25:17-18*
*17** Remember what the Amalekites did to you along the way when you came out of Egypt.
18 When you were weary and worn out, they met you on your journey and cut off all who were lagging behind; they had no fear of God.*
The Amalekites went out of their way to attack the Israelites.
The children of Israel had not come into the territory of the Amalekites and there was no provocation by the children of Israel.
There are times in life when trials just come our way.
Amalek was the great grandson of Esau and I take it that the hatred of Esau against Jacob burned so strongly that the Amalekites went out from their own territory to fight the children of Israel.
Let me give you some advice on how to survive unjust attacks.
When you are attacked, lay hold of God's promises.
*Psalm 37:1*
*1 **Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong; (NIV)*
Don't fuss, don't complain and don't spread gossip.
You see, we may not choose what we will go through, but we do choose how we go through it.
The Hebrew verb is always used in reference to anger, emphasizing the “kindling” of anger, like the kindling of a fire.
Meaning, “Fret not yourself.
If you let circumstances get in your way, you will not see God.
And very wise old man of God was in a prayer meeting and when it was his turn to pray what seemed to be a very unusual prayer.
He prayed, "Lord, I hate baking powder, I hate raw eggs, I hate shorting, but I sure love them biskits.
In the Old Testament of the Bible, *Jeremiah** 29: 11* says,
*"For I know the plans that I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for calamity, to give you a future and a hope."*
Don't focus on the process.
Baking powder is just as necessary for the success of a cake as is the sugar.
Alone it is unpalatable, but without it, the recipe would be incomplete.
God works in our lives in much the same way.
He has a goal in mind, an end in sight; as the baker can see the magnificent wedding cake, God sees us complete and whole in
Him.
Some of our experiences are quite painful, even bitter.
We go through times of difficulty, which seem purposeless.
If we focused on them, we would surely be discouraged and lose hope.
Don't focus on the process, but rather trust that God will use all our experiences, both pleasant and painful, to mold us into what He desires.
Also, when Amalek fought against the children of God, they also fought against God Himself.
When you and I are attacked, it is not just you they are attacking, but it is God they are attacking.
Do you remember when Saul persecuted the church of God?
When God confronted him, what did God say to Saul?
*Acts 9:4** *
*4 ** "**Saul**, Saul, why do you persecute me?" *
When Saul persecuted the church, he was really persecuting God.
Here is the point, don't get even when someone slanders you or attacks you, let God get even.
*Rom 12:19*
*19 Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord.*
When Jesus was nailed to a cross, what were the very first words that He spoke from the cross?
Jesus said,
*Luke** 23:34** *
*34** **Jesus** said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing."
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Leave the problem with God; the battle is the Lord's, and He will, in His own time and His own way, overthrow all His and your adversaries.
First, notice that the trials may come because of the sin of others.
But, on the other had:
*B.
TRIALS MAY COME BECAUSE OF OUR OWN SINS.*
This assault by the Amalekites may have been the result of Israel's sin.
Just before the battle with the Amalekites, the Israelites were grumbling.
The point is this: your trial or difficulty may come to you as the result of evil men.
And yet, at the same time, it may be your sin which lies at the bottom of it.
You may have brought the evil upon yourself because of your sins.
In Exodus chapter 17, when the children of Israel grumbled against Moses, they were really grumbling against God and it was then that the Bible says:
*Exodus 17:8** *
*8 **The Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim.
(NIV)*
The children of Israel began to quarrel with God.
And as a result other people began to quarrel with the children of Israel.
You see, if you are going to quarrel with God, people are going to quarrel with you.
If we have been slow to forgive, we need not marvel if we do not soon get a sense of not being forgiven by others.
We often hear people say, that we should do unto others as we would want them to do unto us.
Let me also say, "Do unto God as you would that God should do unto you."
The ink with which we write a quarreling word, God will use in the writing down of our own sentence.
Israel quarreled with God, and now Amalek quarrels with Israel.
Furthermore, when they quarreled with God, they also quarreled with the man of God, Moses.
Look at what Moses told the Lord,
*Exodus 17:4** *
*4 ** "**What am I to do with these people?
They are almost ready to stone me." (NIV)*
Now if they would stone the man of God, is it any wonder that the men of the world were ready to kill them?
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