What is in Your Hand?

“And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee. And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it. And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:” Exodus 4:1~4

Moses held an ordinary stick, but in the hands of God it was transformed. So often, we are blind to what we have in our hands. We minimize our giftedness. We wait for the "big" something we are on the earth to do. That "thing" is right in front of us. See a need and fill it. See a hurt and heal it. Isn't that why this picture touches us so deeply? It is so simple. It required no deep thought, no conversation, no amazing skill or intellect, and almost no resources. Yet, for that young woman it was life changing. She could walk in comfort without her feet burning or being injured, sure. But she felt the love of God through another human being; in a simple act of kindness and generosity that spoke untold volumes. Not an exaggeration - a life was changed. Or was it TWO lives?

In Ecclesiastes we read, whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might. What is in your possession - right now - that speaks to you of the DEEP meaning of your life? Go and give it away. It is right in front of you...

Laus Deo,
Beth
p.s. I would be honored to explore what is in your hands with you. Call or email me.