God’s Extension

The Bible says, “…your bodies are the members of Christ…” (1 Corinthians 6:15). When I look at my hands, I see the hands of God, which He uses to bless and touch the world. No wonder He says in Jeremiah 51:20: “You are My battle-ax and weapons of war: for with you I will break the nation in pieces; with you I will destroy kingdoms.”

God is a Spirit, and He’s given the earth to men. He doesn’t function on earth without us. When He was to deliver the children of Israel from Pharaoh in Egypt, He had to do it through Moses. According to the Bible, He delivered the children of Israel out of bondage with a “mighty hand” (Exodus 32:11). Now, He certainly didn’t part the heavens and stretch forth His hand to physically humble Pharaoh and usher the children of Israel out of Egypt. Rather, He used Moses as His point man.

When the children of Israel were to cross the Red Sea, He said to Moses, “…lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it” (Exodus 14:16). When they needed water in the desert, He again said to Moses, “...you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink” (Exodus 17:6). It was through Moses that God fulfilled His purposes for the children of Israel.

Also, in Acts 5:12, the Bible doesn’t say, “And through the hands of God were many signs and wonders wrought among the people;” rather, it says, “And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people,” letting us know that our hands are God’s hands. We’re God’s point of contact on the earth. I want you to take a good look at your hands and say out loud: “These are the Lord’s hands!” You might as well go ahead and place those hands where you need the touch of God.

If it’s a friend who needs comfort or someone unwell, use your hands to transmit God’s power! You can direct the power of God through your hands over any situation you want to change, as Moses did over the Red Sea, for your hands are the Lord’s hands. Glory to God!