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Don’t Back Down!
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by Felicia Ratledge
he Lord supernaturally worked a miracle for
had work for Moses to do. I am sure Moses was a bit
me that I needed to see. I had been crying out
fearful, for he did not think that the Israelites would
to Him about a particular situation. The miracle
listen or believe him. He even goes as far as to say that
showed me that He will come through for His people
he is not eloquent, and volunteers for Aaron to do
and that He heard my cry.
what God has told him to do.
Over the past few months, God has shown me
In 1 Samuel 16:7, God sees the heart of a man. God
how His people are not to be played with. What
asked Moses, “What is in thine hand?” (Exodus 4:2).
people fail to understand is that when they come up
The question was posed to draw particular attention to Moses. The question is stated, not with ignorance, but to lead on to what He had to say—to the working of the miracle. In Exodus 14, Moses begins to lift his hands and work miracles. So, the Lord will have me say that He has seen the oppression of His people, He has heard your cries, He knows your sorrows, and He is about to deliver. All you need to do is hold your peace and stand still. I need you to realize that your feet represent your authority. Some of you need to get back on your
against me, they are coming up against God—because
feet. Clean yourself off and reverence God. Your hands
I am His child.
will have to be clean. Stay in a repented state always.
In Romans 12:19, God says how vengeance is His and that He will repay. All I had to do was stand
Stand on your feet and war! It is you that God has called, not Aaron. What is
still and see the salvation of the Lord. After God
in your hand? You need to realize that miracles are in
supernaturally moved for me, He began to speak to
your hands. We serve a God who answers by fire, and
me, and He said, don’t back down—war!
if you will listen and do as He commands, you will
He took me to Exodus Chapters 3 and 4. God
work those same miracles with your hands.
spoke to Moses through the burning bush. Moses took days, they took off their shoes to reverence the holy ground. God had something to say to Moses, and He
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About The Author
his sandals off because the ground was holy. In those Felicia Ratledge is a mother of three. She attends Dwelling Place Church International. Felicia is an evangelist who speaks what God commands to her. Her mission is to bring emotional healing to the hurt and broken hearted and to declare freedom to the bound.
