In the Powerful Hand of God. We are Lifted Up. To Him and His Love
Almighty God is a God who lifts us up to Him. In His powerful hand. God lifts us up to His presence.
You Raise Me Up.
When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary
When troubles come and my heart burdened be
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence
Until You come and sit awhile with me.You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas
I am strong, when I am on Your shoulders
You raise me up to more than I can be.(Brendan Graham, Rolf Loevland, 2001)
Introduction. Our Almighty God reads and knows what is in our hearts. Our God acknowledges and appreciates our fears. Our Father loves us. God cradles us within the palm of His Hand.
Scripture Reading: Joy Comes with the Morning
A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of the temple.
I will extol You, O Lord, for You have drawn me up
and have not let my foes rejoice over me. (Psalm 30:1, ESV)
Almighty God’s love for you, for me and for all faithful believers. God’s love is so great and so very powerful. God, Himself feels our pain. Our Father shares our sadness. God loves us and covers us with His infinite grace. Our loving and eternal God cradles us. Within the palm of His hand. We are safe and we are loved.
In our Father’s sacred and loving embrace. We are comforted. We find the solace and the rest we seek. We find the help and the hope in God and in God alone.
Another wondrous aspect of our God’s love. The Almighty One is not only a God who loves us. As our Creator, God made us to love Him with all our being.
Sadly there are times. When our earthly burdens are too heavy. When the troubles of our day. Zaps all our strength. These are the times. When we place our complete trust. In the One we can rely upon. The One we have trusted many times. The One who never lets us down.
In the depths of our hearts. When in the midst of our heavy burdens. We trust still in God Almighty.
Scripture Readings: Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will act. (Psalm 37:5, ESV)
Trust in the Lord forever,
for the Lord God is an everlasting rock. (Isaiah 26:4, ESV)
In the mighty. In the powerful hand. Of the Creator God. Tender and compassionate. We rest. We rise. To heights unimaginable.
In that sacred embrace, we find solace and strength, knowing that we are cherished and protected. The divine touch lifts us beyond our earthly burdens, carrying us to heights unseen. (Bing Search, 06/03/2024)
Even the most committed. Yes! Even the most faithful believers. At times are faced with challenges in our lives. God lifts us up in His hand. Such a sacred. Such a divine assurance. Our God loves us so very much. God’s mighty and powerful hand is always there to lift us up. To Him and to His presence. God’s hand lifts us up from our despair. To the heights of His unlimited love.
As we journey through our lives. Facing our daily challenges. The blessed. The sacred. The loving assurance of believing. We always can reach for the mighty hand of God. He in turn reaches down from Heaven. God lifts us up to Himself and to His love. The love and the blessings we receive. Are truly immeasurable.
God Almighty’s grip on our hand is unwavering. We are safe now and forever more. For me and for all God’s beloved children. The sacred/divine phrase, “sustained by God’s grace.” Carries with it a profound spiritual significance.
Scripture Readings: Cast your burden on the Lord, and He will sustain you; He will never permit the righteous to be moved. (Psalm 55:2, ESV)
For I am the LORD your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear, I will help you. (Isaiah 41:13, ESV)
God’s hand in ours reminds once more. We are never alone. Our Father, God is always with us, always.
Key aspects of God’s sustaining grace.
- On days when our lives are overwhelmed.
- God Almighty’s power is invincible.
- It is on the days when we are worn down by loads so heavy. We find it difficult to carry on.
- We reach up to Heaven to take hold of God’s hand.
- God’s mighty and powerful hand. Reaches down from Heaven
- God’s hand takes hold of ours. And never lets us go.
Scripture Reading: Confirm Your Calling and Election
His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us. (2 Peter 1:3, ESV)
The true and uplifting meaning of God’s sustaining grace is found in our Bible. Our Father reads our lives and knows the deepest needs of our hearts. God, the Provider supplies what is need in our life of service to Him. Allowing us to continue to help and to care for all those around us.
Scripture Reading: I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13, ESV)
Taking hold of and keeping hold of Almighty God’s powerful hand. Allows God to provide us with all that is needed in His service.
Almighty God in His wisdom. Our Heavenly Father by and through His love for us. God, the Holy Spirit works from within us to guide, teach and to give us the strength needed. In order for all faithful and committed servants of God. To carry out His service. To obey His Holy Law faithfully always.
Almighty God is a God who is always near by. In all our troubles. Through all our pains. God loves us. God’s grace covers us, always.
But sustaining grace is not grace to bar what is not bliss nor flight from all distress. It’s the grace that orders our trouble and pain. It’s the grace that’s there — on the side of the road, in the darkness, amid all the trouble and pain — to sustain us. (John Piper, Desiring God Blog)
God’s heart and His love is unmeasurable and never-ending. No, God does not take away our pain or our days of suffering. Instead God reaches down His hand from Heaven. God takes the hand we reach up to Him. God holds our hand as we suffer. God keeps hold of our hand. In our pain. This is such a comfort. We rest assured once more. For we are not alone. We are never alone.
Scripture Reading: Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. (Joshua 1:9, ESV)
The wonder. The love of God’s sustaining grace. We are united to the Creator through His sustaining grace.
Scripture Reading: Cast your burden on the Lord,
and He will sustain you;
He will never permit
the righteous to be moved. (Psalm 55:22, ESV)
Receiving God’s sustaining grace. Is literally quite profound. God’s sustaining grace is God’s act of provision. For all those whose lives are committed to His service. God’s love overflows in our hearts. Once our burdens are passed on to God. We are free to care for those around us who need God’s love. As we serve the One. Who blessed us with His sustaining grace.
The mighty. The powerful hand of God is at work. Sustaining and providing for all His faithful servants. As you and I confidently obey His Holy Law. As we courageously serve the Almighty One. God Almighty One provides for all our needs. Through His sustaining grace.
Almighty God sustaining grace. Is what carries us through. When serving the One who gave us this blessing. You, I and all faithful servants. TRUST and OBEY.
Mary’s article is both comforting and uplifting, Diane.
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