The Hand of The Lord - The Hand of the Lord as Blessing and Provision (Daily Devotional)

Greetings and welcome to Living Supernaturally. Thank you so much for giving us this opportunity to come your way and take a few moments in the word and pray together. This week, we'll be talking about the hand of the Lord. The Bible often refers to this term the hand of the Lord. It is found about 39 times in scriptures, 36 times in the Old Testament and 3 times in the New Testament. The hand of the Lord is a phrase that is often used as a metaphor describing God's active involvement in creation, guidance and judgment. The phrase the hand of the Lord appears numerous times in scriptures, highlighting God's direct intervention in various situations, delivering people from oppression and granting prophetic visions. Today, we'll talk about the hand of the Lord as blessings and provisions. Psalms chapter 104, verse 28, ‘what you give them they gather in; You open your hand, they are filled with good.’ Have you ever been overlooked? Some of the Jews in Nehemiah chapter 7 felt that way too and it was pretty sad because they were living a happy time. God had freed them from Babylonian captivity, the walls of Jerusalem were rebuilt, they were able to go back to their hometowns and resettle in communities. But there was one big problem. Some of the people lost their records. They were suddenly anointed and anonymous. What could they do? Can you imagine how awful it would have felt to lose your valid proof and they were not accepted in certain places to be part of the community. They wanted to do what they loved and they felt called to but couldn't. Priests with no records or credentials would only be allowed to go back if a verified priest consulted the Urim and Thummim for their identity. God had a process set in place to allow those who were displaced, unknown and looked down upon or cast aside. Even though by man's standards these people weren't worthy of consideration, God felt differently. God has covered you with His hand. His hand of blessing is upon you. His hand of favor is on you. His hand of grace is upon you. So, it doesn't matter what people say about you or how they treat you. When God places His hand upon you, He validates you Himself. The Lord Himself open doors, makes ways, lifts you up, promotes you, provides for you, makes room for you and verifies that you are chosen by Him to do great things and nobody can stop that from happening.

Let's pray, Father, we thank you for your word, we thank you for your scriptures that teach us about the hand of the Lord. Lord, even in a time and a season that we live in, help us to always rest in your hand, to depend on you in every area of our life. Your word is so clear that you will bless us and you will provide for us more than we can ask, think or imagine, in Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.

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