THE HAND OF GOD
Ezra 8

Just as the eye of God will make you unstoppable in every area of your build up, so the hand of God will keep you going with favor in your journey. The testimony of the psalmist points out that it is the fear of God that provokes His eye to be upon His children. (Psalm 33:18) Ezra testifies, “…The hand of our God is upon all those for good who seek Him, but His power and His wrath are against all those who forsake Him.”(Ezra 8:22) It is clear that provoking the hand of God to be upon is for those who seek His good. We seek God to serve God and God wants nothing from His creation but to serve Him. Without any doubt, God will always make good every possible way for any of creation that desires to serve Him. The children of Israel, in bondage of over four hundred years, needed to serve their God, but the condition of the house of bondage (Egypt) did not permit. Manifestly, it took the hand of God for the children of Israel to come out of bondage and set them up in the journey to their expected end. When it was time for God to bring to bring them out of bondage, God said to Moses, “But I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not even by a mighty hand. So I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in its midst; and after that he will let you go. And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and it shall be, when you go, that you shall not go empty-handed.” (Exodus 3:19-21) When God brought them out with His hand upon them, they did not go empty handed. By favor of the hand of God, they plundered the Egyptians. (Exodus 3:22) The same hand that brought Ezra and the children of Israel out of captivity favored them with all they needed in their journey as it is documented in the word of King Artaxerxes, “…whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, let it be done diligently.” (Ezra 7:21) Ezra and his people came out of captivity with all they needed to progress and not regress in their journey. The hand of God is an outstretch one that will not fail in moving for His children. Also in His hand, all the favor to move forward is inhabited. The same hand yesterday is the same today. God does not change, but He does have His own way of changing our situations for His glory. If you will consciously walk His Word, the Word will work for you.

Prayer for today: I ask for the same hand that answered for Ezra to answer on my behalf O Lord my God and my Father.