FAITH CAPSULE: The hand of God is power to perform and perfect

Exodus 3

The hand of God upon man’s life represents God’s presence backing man up in every area of life. The hand of God is power to bring all kind of increase which glorifies God. After the persecution of Stephen, the men who continued preaching were not reduced but increased because of the hand of God. Acts 11:21 testifies, “And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.”

Ezra needed to overcome discouragement while in the process of building the house of the Lord in Jerusalem. God who does not disappoint those appointed to build the business of God extended His hand to Ezra. It is written, “…so I was encouraged, as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me; and I gathered leading men of Israel to go up with me” (Ezra 7:28) If you will ask for God’s hand with understanding, God will not deny Himself by answering and extending His hand. The hand of God answered for Nehemiah and he testified about the hand of God as the reason for getting the project of reconstruction through in Jerusalem. Nehemiah 2:18, “And I told them of the hand of my God which had been upon me, and also of the king’s word that he had spoken unto me…” The hand of God is encouraging when locates man to do good for God. Absolutely nothing answers perfect in life when the hand of God is absent.

What do you desire? Psalmist declares in Psalm 27:4, “One thing I have desired of the Lord…” Desire is a choice. Making the right choice will set a man right on the journey of life. If there is anything to desire, it should be for the hand of God. The hand of God is mighty and great in restoration. It was the hand of God that brought the children of Israel out of the bondage of over four hundred years. God knows the end from the beginning when He forewarned Moses in Exodus 3:19-20, “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.”  In the hand of God there is great deliverance. Without the hand of God in operation, it would have been impossible deliverance for the Israelites through Moses.

The hand of God is power to perform and perfect in the life of anyone that engages it for attainment to the glory of God.

Pray for today: Ask God to cause His hand to locate you; to reign and rule over your life.