The Holy Spirit: The Hand of God
And I told them of the hand of my God
which had been good upon me . . .
So, they said, "Let us rise up and build."
Then they set their hands to this good work.
The Holy Spirit is the Hand of God. Just as a person can give you a hand when you need help, so the Holy Spirit can give you a hand. Let Him be the Hand of God that helps you today. He is nearby; all you need to do is ask for His help. But the Holy Spirit can’t help you unless you want Him to; ask for Him, and allow Him to work in your life.
Holy Spirit, I need Your hand in my life. I need Your help today. Come help me now.
The Hand of God works for you in two ways. First, the Holy Spirit works directly in your life. When you pray for money, for a solution or for a healing, the Hand of God may give it directly to you. But the Holy Spirit also works indirectly, when people don’t realize He’s working. Did you notice in Nehemiah 2:18 that the Holy Spirit’s hand was upon the work of building the wall in Jerusalem? The Holy Spirit worked when the people “set their hands to do this good work.” God’s hands work through your hands. Look at your hands and consider what your hands can do for God today. Yield your hands so that the Holy Spirit can work through you this day.
Holy Spirit, I yield my hands to You. I will work as hard as I can to accomplish Your will. I will use all my intellect and energy to complete all the jobs that I have to do today. Come use my hands as Your hands. Amen.
Go Deeper: Nehemiah 1 and Nehemiah 2
The Holy Spirit can work directly or indirectly in your life.
