20140814_One Pair of Hands? Put Your Faith into HIs hands

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ONE PAIR OF HANDS?
One pair of hands formed the mountains,

One pair of hands formed the sea
And one pair of hands made the sun and the moon,
Every bird, every flower, every tree
One pair of hands formed the valleys,
The ocean, the rivers and the sand
Those hands are so strong, so when life goes wrong
Put your faith in the one pair of hands

One pair of hands, healed the sick,
One pair of hands raised the dead
One pair of hands calmed the ragging storm
And thousands of people WERE FED
One pair of hands said I love you
And those hands were nailed to a tree
Those hands are so strong, so when life goes wrong
Put your faith into one pair of hands
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Those hands are so strong, so when life goes wrong
Put your faith into one pair of hands
Put your faith into one pair of hands

Reflections:-

Recently a friend forwarded this song 'supposedly' sung by the late Elvis (or may be not?)
And I enjoyed the richness of the voice and the lyrics.

Then suddenly I stopped and asked myself "Did God's hands form the mountains , the sea ...? I thought Genesis recorded that in the beginning, creation was done by Him speaking?..And God said...so so it was done! Magic!!!

So I began to study some scriptures again on "HANDS of God"...

1. God's Hands is creative!

• Ps95:5 The sea is his and he made it; and his hands formed the dry land
• Ps102:25 Of old have you laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of his hands
• Heb1:10 And you LORD, in the beginning has laid the foundation of the earth and the heavens are the works of your hands.

2. God's Hands is mighty to save and heal!

• Gen 49:24 (Referring to Joseph) But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob;)From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel)
• Mark 5:23 (Referring to Jairus plea) My little daughter lies at the point of death: I pray thee , come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.  ....and we saw in v40; How Jesus took the damsel by his hand and He said unto her "Arise" and she arose and walked!
• Mark 6:2 (Jesus astonishing the people at Nazareth) and the people said "From when has this man these things? And what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?"

The figurative nature of "hands' of God - is it still relevant today?

Actually, no one can really see God as in the real person God physically. Unless for some exceptional souls perhaps. But we do see the creative nature and environment around us to know that for every creation - be it animals , flowers or grass and its diverse species, there is definitely a creative Mighty Creator.  Close your eyes and think for a moment - how many types of orchids have you seen? How many types of different shape/sizes of leaves and colours have you plucked? How many types of fragrance have you smelt from the flowers? How many herb leaves have you tasted? Open your eyes and be awed. Or perhaps, imagine God toying around with his playdough or lego stuff - kneading , pinching with His hands to form the dry land and all this is in it? LOL

The revolution that took place the day Jesus died on the cross at Calvary. His hands were nailed to the cross and suffered a most horrific death on the cross of crucifixion.  The tabernacle which Moses was instructed to build for God for worship during the exile was no longer required (Mark14:58 - Jesus said that he will destroy this temple that is made with hand s and within 3 days he will build another made without hands) Acts 17:24 " God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is the Lord of heaven and earth, dwells not in temples made with hands. @ 2 Cor 5:1 "For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens." The same hands that man used to worship and built the temple to worship in days of old were the same hands that also nailed Him to the cross.

Heb9:11. 12 "But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building, v 12 neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once  into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us" That pair of hands that were nailed to that cross, completed what was needed for us. He died and in 3 days He rose again.

So when life goes wrong , do we put our faith in that pair of hands?

After Jesus's death on the cross , he resurrected after the 3rd day. He appeared to many & to doubting Thomas in John 20:27  he said" Reach here your finger and behold my hands, and reach here your hand and thrust it into my side; and be not faithless but believing" And of course Thomas answered "My Lord and my God. And Jesus said to Thomas " because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are they that have not seen and yet believe"

That is what we call - Fearless faith But believing.

Mark 5:36 after Jesus raised from the dead Jarius daughter , He reminded us "Be not afraid, only believe"

Can we just do that? Be not afraid?ONLY Believe? That was the late Smith Wigglesworth famous tagline - Only believe!!!!

Remember in Mark 6:5 after the raising of Jarius daughter, Jesus went back to Nazareth. V5 and he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk and healed them. v6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief.

Let us bring marvellous joy to our Lord with our fearless faith of simple belief and not unbelief.  Believing for greater things to come.

Jesus who was crucified had sent his Holy Spirit to us. JOhn 14:12 "He that believes on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father"

Amen!