2 Tim 2:15 "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
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THE HAND OF THE LORD
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12
Ezekiel 33:21-22
Hebrews 12:5-11
“Behold, the LORD’S hand
is not shortened,
that it cannot save…”
THE HAND OF THE LORD
The hand of the Lord is good, be it the hand of chastening or strengthening, His is always the hand of blessing. At times He visits with the rod in the night season. Let me not be discouraged or rebellious, but let me cheerfully submit, and endeavour to be profited thereby, knowing that “…afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness…” (Heb 12:11).
The hand of the Lord often comes to strengthen the soul and lift up the spirit towards eternal things. May I feel His gracious hand dealing with me! His divine presence and indwelling Spirit bears the soul heavenwards as upon eagle wings, filling us with heavenly joy and erasing the sorrows of earth. In the Spirit, the invisible appears, and the visible loses its power over us. How good is the Shepherd’s hand to all His needy sheep.
O that our Quiet Time may always be a hallowed season of sweet communion with the Lord. Even at this moment I feel a deep sense of need: my graces languish, my corruptions rage, my faith is weak, my devotion is cold. I need His healing hand upon me. That glorious right hand which created the world can re-create my mind. The almighty hand which upholds the earth can sustain my flagging spirit. My Saviour’s hand will do this, and more!
Why should I not feel His loving hand leading me moment by moment? Come, my soul, look to Him alone and cease from all thy anxious fears. Behold Him, the Risen Lord. He is alive for evermore! Then put your hand in His nail-scarred hand. Hear Him say, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you…” (John 14:27). And: “I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand” (John 10:28).
THOUGHT: Do I really believe that my times are in God’s hand?
PRAYER: Father, guide my eyes daily to look away from the corruptions around me, and to look heavenward to see Thy hand on me.