It occurs to me this morning that our hand represents the connecting point between what is inside our personal lives and the rest of life. The final expression of wrath, love, compassion, fear, action, or addiction ultimately will reach expression through our hands. In a sense, our heart is revealed through our hands. I looked through the Wisdom books this morning to find scriptures that reference the hand and there are hundreds of verses that do so. Here are a few:
Psalm 145:16 You open Your hand And satisfy the desire of every living thing.
Psalm 63:8 My soul follows close behind You;Your right hand upholds me.
Psalm 123:2 As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the LORD our God,
till he shows us his mercy.
as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the LORD our God,
till he shows us his mercy.
Job 31:21 if I have raised my hand against the fatherless,
knowing that I had influence in court,
knowing that I had influence in court,
22 then let my arm fall from the shoulder,
let it be broken off at the joint.
let it be broken off at the joint.
Proverbs 26:9 Like a thornbush in a drunkard's hand
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
Psalm 37:23 If the LORD delights in a man's way,
he makes his steps firm;
he makes his steps firm;
24 though he stumble, he will not fall,
for the LORD upholds him with his hand.
for the LORD upholds him with his hand.
I believe the Lord has called us to touch our world with hands that hold to comfort and encourage, with hands that help when weak hands fail, with hands that act to defend those who are defenseless, with hands that gently lead and rarely strike, with the hands of Jesus who still touches our world today (and often through our hands)!
handfuls of blessings to you!
Rob Smith
No comments:
Post a Comment