NOT ORDINARY HANDS –
Monday December 21st 2015
NOT ORDINARY HANDS
Memorise: I will therefore that men
pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting. 1st Timothy 2:8
Read: Exodus
17:8-13, 8 Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel
in Rephidim.
9 And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us
out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of
the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.
10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him,
and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the
hill.
11 And it came to pass, when Moses held up
his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek
prevailed.
12 But Moses hands were heavy; and they
took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur
stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side;
and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
13 And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his
people with the edge of the sword.
Bible in one year: Proverbs
11:16-14:25, 2nd Peter 1
Several people at one point or the
other have drawn God’s attention to themselves by lifting up their hands to
Heaven. This is a symbolic way of saying, “Lord I trust you totally with my
life.” You are telling God that unless He helps you, there is nothing you can
do about your situation. One person who did this several times was Moses. At
the Red Sea, God commanded him to lift his hands, and you know the end of the
story. There is something highly significant about the hands of Moses; they
were very special. Even in the battle between the children of Israel and the
Amalekites, the war was won simply by Moses raising his hands up to heaven.
Anytime you lift up your hands to God, you are showing your reliance and total
dependence on Him. There are people struggling through life. They wake up very
early and return home very late, and yet there is nothing significant to show
for all their efforts. It requires more than human effort to succeed in life.
You need the divine support of the Almighty God. Never trust in your position,
because position is never permanent. Never trust in your intellect, because no
matter how much you know, your intellect is too small to comprehend the ways of
God. Never trust in your money, because money can develop wings and fly away.
Put your total and absolute trust in God.
The more you look up to God, the
more victories He will deliver into your hands on a platter. If anyone who is
of God raises his hands to bless you, you can rest assured that you are
blessed. You need to also pray to God that through your hands, there will be
manifestation of signs and wonders. Apostle Paul so many exploits with his
hands. Your hands are very significant to the fulfilment of your destiny. This
is why you cannot afford to toy with sin. You must be willing to engage your
hands in doing things that are pleasing to God. When you serve a man of God
with your hands, you are automatically transferring grace to yourself. Don’t
allow your hands to be lazy. Engage your hands in soul-winning and setting the
captives free. Anytime you need empowerment from God, go to His presence as an
empty vessel that is waiting to be filled and empowered. Lift up your hands to
him so that He will know you have come to exchange your weakness for His
strength. Never go before the Almighty God with the notion that you have it
all. Expose all your frailties, weaknesses and failings to Him and you can be
sure that before you leave His presence, you would have been filled, and whatever
you lay your hands upon will begin to prosper. May that be your portion in
Jesus’ Name.
Prayer Point
Father, as I present my hands to You,
let every dead thing my hands touch begin to receive life.
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