CD#1343 05/06/20 Wed.
“HANDS: HEAVEN or HELL?”
Food 4 Thought: “I wanna hold your hand” – remember who holds your hand holds your heart!
(Your hands love your face. On average, most of us touch our faces 1 to 3 times every 5 minutes, which adds up to between 200 and 600 times a day: that in the physical how much more important in the spiritual with whom we hold HANDS! )
Text: *Pro. 16:27 (TLB) & Ecc. 9:10 (Col. 3:23)– note V.27 – “DIGGETH” (kaw-raw’) = "digs evils for himself"; not intentionally but eventually; see Psa. 7:15;Note V.10 – everything your “HANDS” finds to do – all your might!
#1 HEAVEN’S Hand
*Read Jer. 1:4-10 -Note God FORMED (yaw-tsar') = to mould into a form as a potter: See: *Jer.18:1-11 – note V.4 & 6 God is ready, willing and able to “MAKE US AGAIN” because of His grace and mercy!
#2 HELL’S Hand
*Read Rev. 1:18– “KEYS” are used by the “HANDS” {HELL HATH ENLARGED ITSELF – Isa. 5:13-14}! *Read Rev. 13:16 – Note right “HAND” is for power – WORK! Defeated by Jesus sitting on God’s right hand.
#3 HUMAN’S Hand
*Read Matt. 8:1-3 & Mark 5:23 & Mark 16:18– note we are to follow in Christ’s footsteps WORKING the Word! Our “HANDS” in His “HANDS”!
Close with Ezra 8:22- notice God’s “HAND” is upon “ALL” those who “SEEK” Him for good!
When Christian Herter was governor of Massachusetts, he was running hard for a second term in office. One day, after a busy morning chasing votes (and no lunch) he arrived at a church barbecue. It was late afternoon and Herter was famished. As Herter moved down the serving line, he held out his plate to the woman serving chicken. She put a piece on his plate and turned to the next person in line. "Excuse me," Governor Herter said, "do y ou mind if I have another piece of chicken?" "Sorry," the woman told him. "I'm supposed to give one piece of chicken to each person." "But I'm starved," the governor said. "Sorry," the woman said again. "Only one to a customer."
Governor Herter was a modest and unassuming man, but he decided that this time he would throw a little weight around. "Do you know who I am?" he said. "I am the governor of this state."
"Do you know who I am?" the woman said. "I'm the lady in charge of the chicken. Move along, mister."
