BenjaminGen Devotional: What's in your hands?

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Be blessed! :)

Intro

Many of us have aspirations and dreams. There are things that we would like to do but we hold back on them not because of laziness or a lack of self-motivation, but because of doubt. Doubt, in my opinion, is the root of laziness and lack of self-motivation. If we doubt that we can be the person we aspire to be in the future, what motivation is there to push us forward?

Often, when we want to take a leap forward, we always look to our deficiencies. We always tell ourselves how we are always under-qualified to do something but we never look towards what God says! Friends, God is looking to work amazing miracles in your lives, but He is asking: what do you have in your hands?

When we give thanks for what we have in our hands, God will work His miracle in that area of our lives!

Let’s look at two amazing stories from “God’s manual for everyday living” (a.k.a the Bible! )

Moses: Vhat God? Are You kidding?

Moses is the man that God gave the 2 tablets of Commandment to at Mount Zion, and a man who was chosen to lead Israel out of Egypt. However, do you know that when Moses was chosen as Israel’s leader to lead them to the promised land, he doubted in his own ability?

Even when Moses was full of unbelief, our beloved and merciful God still had confidence in him. He asked Moses, “what do you have

in your hands?”[Exodus 4:2]Friends, that is the same question that God is asking each of us today! What do we have in our hands? Now, Moses didn’t accomplish everything by himself, but had help from people like Aaron his brother, and others like Joshua and Caleb. Nevertheless, he fulfilled his duty as Israel’s leader. Friends, God will never leave us to accomplish things that may be difficult to achieve on our own; He will send helpers and people who will guide and open the doors of opportunity for us!

Even in the midst of Moses’ unbelief, God still had full confi- dence in him. He could have chosen someone more able, but isn’t like God who chooses the weak things to confound the mighty? When we are weak, He is strong! Hallelujah!

(p.s.: the dialogue in the title is not found in the Bible, so don’t bother searching :p)

Jesus with the 5 loaves and 2 fish

I am sure that all of us here know the story of Jesus feeding the thousands with only 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish. Now, let’s look at what Jesus did before He performed his miracle. Mahew 15:36 (NKJV) says: “And He took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitude.” In Mahew 14, for a similar miracle, the word “blessed” is used.

Friends, when we give thanks for what we have in our hands, we bless it and allow God’s miracle to work! Amen!

Thought of the Week: Give thanks for what is in your hands, and watch God do miracles with it! Amen!