The Aaron and Hur Club
This fresh set of Daily Devotions is being provided for our LCA/NZ family, friends and visitors to help us to keep our eyes on Jesus as we face unsettling times. They can be used by families and individuals as part of the LCA/NZ’s Church@Home resources to encourage us and build trust in our Heavenly Father during this season of uncertainty and physical isolation.
by Sal Huckel
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Aaron and Hur held [Moses’] hands up—one on one side, one on the other—so that his hands remained steady till sunset (Exodus 17:12).
Moses was a leader who grew tired. Reading this scripture a number of years ago now, I realised that even leaders need someone to hold their arms up every now and again. This includes pastors, teachers, parents and even includes children, especially the eldest children or those who might have leadership roles of different kinds at home or school. It’s okay to need our arms to be held up. It’s okay to be tired. We are the body. We can hold up one another’s arms when we are weary and need help.
We have had beautiful times when our older children have stepped up to their leadership qualities and held our arms up with the gift of a beautiful letter of encouragement and scriptures. Within our families, churches and communities, we can support each other, and go with the natural ebb and flow of energy, stress levels and emotional capacity. We all need our arms held up sometimes.
I recently heard of a church where a pastor and his wife had found all sorts of encouragements and helps left for them by an informal and anonymous ‘Aaron and Hur Club’. What a lovely picture. As kids we always loved to form clubs. Maybe you can form an ‘Aaron and Hur Club’ and pray for the opportunity to hold up someone else’s arms to support them in their responsibilities – someone who is normally a leader but who might be feeling weary right now.
Lord, we are tired! Thank you for this example that shows us that in the midst of a battle, leaders grow tired. We ask you to show us how we, like Aaron and Hur, can hold up our leaders’ arms when they grow tired. Rest is hard to find, and we know that you are here also, our Rock, holding us all up while we wait for the sun to set on this battle. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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