Texts: Exodus 15:5-6, Deuteronomy 7:19.
Exodus 15:5-6.
5. The floods covered them; they went down into the depths like a stone.
6. Your right hand, O Lord, glorious in power, your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy.
Deuteronomy 7:19
19. The great trials that your eyes saw, the signs, the wonders, the mighty hand, and the outstretched arm, by which the Lord your God brought you out. So will the Lord your God do to all the peoples of whom you are afraid.
INTRODUCTION
The hand of God is His authority over your life. His hand gives clear direction to you and leads right.
‘The hand represents divine approval, and specifically acceptance of His sacrifice, and possibly also the storm mentioned in the gospels.’ (Online Bible Dictionary).
The hand of God demonstrates His wrath on the enemies of His loved ones. The hand stands as a seige or an umbrella over His people; it is our safety in the time of storm.
Gertrud Schiller said, ‘It is an artistic metaphor that is genenerally not intended to indicate that a hand was physically present or seen at any subject depicted.” (Wikipedia. Gertrud Schiller (7 January 1905 – 4 December 1994).
The hand of God doesn’t come physically, but mighty in action to represent God. So, we shall be digging deep into what the hands of God can do.
HIS HAND DOES WONDERS
One of the wonders done by God that cannot be forgotten in history is the parting of the Red Sea. No one can do that, only by the mighty hands of God.
The juction you are now is like the bank of a big ocean; you don’t know what to do again. The word of the Lord to you is that, you shall walk freely on dry ground without being hurt.
Summon courage, move on and feel the mighty hand of God around you. He shall see you through.
HIS MIGHTY HAND RESTORES LIFE
He is your creator. The original plan of your life is in the hands of the Lord. As the Potter, He engraved you in the palm of His hands; and that is how important you are.
Your destiny is not in the hands of anybody, though enemies may try to delay it, but that does not mean denial. It happened in the life of some people in the Bible, but the moment they felt the mighty hands of the Lord, their destiny changed for better.
David said in Psalms 31:15, “My life, my every moment, my destiny—it’s all in your hands. So I know you can deliver me from those who persecute me relentlessly” (NIV). David acknowledged this, and it worked for him.
Mary, the mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ, had this encounter too. Biblical meaning of Mary is “bitterness” and “rebellion.” What a miserable name! But the hands of the Lord singled her our of the miserable and vulnerable life she was living. She became a celebrated woman for all generations. The same God who restored Mary can restore you too.
HIS MIGHTY HAND HEALS
Sickness and diseases are strangers in our body; they are ‘parasites’ in our body because they are not in the original plan of God for your life.
One great assignment of Jesus Christ is to deliver you from any kind of sickness or diseases.
In Luke 4:40 (HCSB), “When the sun was setting, all those who had anyone sick with various diseases brought them to Him. As He laid His hands on each one of them, He would heal them.”
His mighty hand is still very active to set you free from whatever sickness that is battling with your health. He is Jehovah Rapha, meaning “The God Who Heals.” What you need to do is to acknowledge His presence around you and feel His mighty hands on you, He will surely heal you.
HIS MIGHTY HAND HELPS
The fact about life is that every one needs help in one way or the other. Whatever you cannot do by your own ability or strength, you need an helping hand to do it. God is a very present help in time of trouble, that is, He is always ready to help but needs you to cooperate with Him by putting your hand in his hand. How can this happen? When you put away your ego, pride, knowledge, experience and connection, and surrender to Him like David did.
Psalms 121: 1-2
1. I lift up my eyes to the mountain where does my help come from?
2. My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
In conclusion, the hand of God does wonderful works and miracles. Believe it, activate your faith, and expect your miracle. May you be lifted by His mighty hands.
Let’s pray.
1. Thank God for your journey since the beginning of the year.
2. Appreciate God for His sustaining hands on you.
3. Ask for God’s mercy on you, and pray that His mercy should prevail.
4. By the spoken Word of the Lord, every alliance formed by the wicked people to put you in chain shall be thwarted.
5. The Lord will quiet every voice of doubt that might want to discourage you to move forward.
6. By the grace of God, you shall not miss your chance of connection and breakthrough, and you shall be lifted in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.
7. The mighty hands of God shall be your refuge and strength, and shall save you from troubles in Jesus Christ name.
8. The mighty hands of God shall be on you anywhere you go.
9. You and everything attached to you shall not get lost in the mighty name of Jesus.
10. God shall turn things around for you, and your life shall begin to experience goodness.