The hand is a reflection of our heart. What we do says what is important to us. Colossians 3:23, says “Whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men.” Anyone that says he loves to do something, but never finds time to do it, is deceiving themselves. If you say you like cooking, but never learn or do any cooking, then something is wrong.
There is important insight here. What your heart is set on will eventually be what you will be doing. Luke said, “For where your treasure is there will your heart be also,” chapter 12 verse 34. What is your priority? What are you doing? Well what ever it is, it reflects where your values are and what is important to you?
In the Old Testament there is a story in Exodus chapter 4 about Moses and how God taught Him about the use of His Hand. God came to Moses and said, “What is that in your hand?” Moses said, “A rod.”
God said, “Throw it on the ground.” So Moses threw it on the ground, and it became a serpent and he fled form it. What do you think God was trying to show Moses? Well I feel that God was trying to show Moses his wicked heart.
God was letting Moses see his own wicked, deceitful heart.
Then God showed Moses, that with me you are able to be changed. God said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand and grasp it by the tail.” He obeyed and it became a rod again in his hand. Why did God do this? So that Moses may know that He was truly God.
In your life, is God able to use your hands for his work? Five principles based on the hand can be used to help you remember.
- Little finger- Read the Bible
- Ring finger- Hear the Bible
- Middle finger- Study the Bible
- Pointer finger- Memorize the Bible
- The Thumb- Meditate the Bible
When this principle is applied then you will have a real grasp and a handle on what God can do through your hands. God must first have your heart before can have your hands. The bible is the only way to let Him do that.
If you don’t have a desire to read the bible then maybe you have not been born into the family of God. If you are unsure about this, then your doubt may be God’s way of helping you to be sure. Can you remember in your past ever giving your heart to Christ? Can you recall ever confessing your sin to Him? If not then now is a good time.
Christ Jesus is the only way to get right with God (St. John 14:6). Acts 4:12 says
“Neither is there salvation in any other; for there is no other name under heaven
given among men, whereby we must be saved.”
When our hand is found gripping Christ Jesus through the Bible, then our lives will be lived in such a way that says He is Lord. When your thumb has been found grasping the scriptures. The other fingers are found holding on to hearing and applying God’s word then your heart will be seen as being transformed.
I like this illustration of the use of the Hand. It is entitled, “Who rubs off on whom?” Sid Guillen tells that his mother had an interesting way of describing the
importance of keeping good company.
She used to say when it comes to using your hands, “Don’t work in the garden with
white gloves. The gloves will become dirty. The dirt will not become glovey.”
It is not what is on the hand that shows what it is like. It is what is in the heart that reveals the character of the hand and what it does. Remember, your heart is always
reflected by your hand. What are your hands doing? What the hand does reflect your heart?