The Hand of the Lord

The Hand of the Lord

Guest Blog by Gary Riedel 

S - SCRIPTURE:  Acts 11:21 And the hand of the Lord was with them and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.

O - OBSERVATION: This is a rather obscure text tucked away in some verses about the church at Antioch, but a remarkably profound verse of scripture. When we seek the will of the Lord in our lives and our endeavors, we will accomplish His purpose because He is with us. Think back to Judges 7 and Gideon’s 300 man army, and how The Hand of the Lord routed the vast armies

of the Midianites and Amalekites while Gideon’s army of 300 carried only torches and trumpets. It wasn’t Gideon and his men who routed the army but “The Hand of the Lord.” God wanted 

to drive that point home, it’s why He pared the army down to 300 men.

A - APPLICATION: What does that have to do with us? Everything! For our church, AIC, if we are going to have a successful visioning process, we must seek to have “The hand of the Lord”totally involved. Success depends more on our hearts for the Lord than on the physical talents we might bring to the table. For our own lives and the challenges we face, again, it is not our own solutions that solve problems, but rather our dependence on, and our seeking of, “The Hand of the Lord” to Bless our efforts. Romans 8:31b,When God is for us who can be against us? So, in our life, in this, God’s Church, and on this Memorial Day weekend, in our nation, May we always seek to have “The Hand of the Lord” with us!

PRAYER: Gracious Father, may we, Your people, always seek the blessing of “The Hand of the Lord “ on all we say and do! In Jesus Name, Amen

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