What Is In Your Hand?
Sometimes I wonder if we are not our biggest enemy. So often I find myself arguing with God when He gives me a new task to do or widens the parameters of my ministry. “But, Lord, I don’t have the staff to do this, the money, resources nor the time.” God believes we can do it, but we are all so ready to disqualify ourselves due to our experience, age, talents, needs or lack of help.
When God had an encounter with Moses on Mount Sinai, the Lord spoke vision and destiny into his life. He accepted Moses as he was, but then showed him what he could be and what he was to do. Moses’ reaction was just like so many of ours. “But Lord, suppose the people won’t accept me. Send someone else. I can’t even talk right. I stutter”. God spoke out of faith, but Moses responded out of his insecurity and knowledge of his felt need.
God didn’t ask Moses what he needed to get the job done. Did he need thousands of horses and chariots? How much food and water would he need for all the people? No, God did not ask him what he needed, but rather want he had. So the Lord said to him, “what is that in your hand?” (Exodus 4.2). God uses what we have, not what we don’t have. To enter into God’s plan for our lives, we must take a step of faith. We must take our eyes off what we don’t have and see what He has already given us. With who we are and what we have, God will accomplish great things through us.
When Jesus told his disciples to feed the five thousand, all they could think of was what they needed. The disciples thought it best to send the people home, because they had already disqualified themselves from being able to feed so many. They only had five loaves and two fish. Jesus did not ask them how much they needed, but what they had. He took the five loaves and the two fish, gave thanks to the Father and feed them all. Jesus will do the same for each of you as you just give to Him what is in your hand.
Scriptures to meditate on: Romans 8.37; Philippians 3.12-14; Hebrews 12.1; Ephesians 3.20; Matthew 15.32-38; 14.13-21.