Introduction
- “You’re in good hands.”
- Isaiah 41:10
We are protected in God’s hands
Protection from our enemies
- Psalms 31:14-15; 138:7-8
- Hebrews 13:5-6
- (Ephesians 6:11-12)
Inseparable from His hands
- John 10:29; Romans 8:37-39
We are made beautiful in God’s hands
Beauty in Creation
- Psalms 95:1-7; Genesis 1:2, 31; Ecclesiastes 3:11
Made beautiful by the potter
- Isaiah 64:8
- Jeremiah 18:2-11; 19:1-6, 10-12
- I Corinthians 6:9-11
Being moldable clay
- Stay pliable so God can form you to His purpose.
- Psalm 51:1-12 – David did not try to hide his sin from God. He asked forgiveness and put his life in God’s hands.
- I Peter 5:6
We are taken care of in God’s hands
The hand that provides
- Job 12:7-15; Psalms 145:1-3, 14-17
- (Genesis 22:7-8, 13-14; Matthew 6)
Faith in God’s provisions
One night I dreamed I was walking
along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints,
other times there were one set of footprints.
This bothered me because I noticed that
during the low periods of my life, when I was
suffering from anguish, sorrow or defeat,
I could see only one set of footprints.
So I said to the Lord,”You promised me
Lord, that if I followed you,
you would walk with me always.
But I have noticed that during the most trying periods
of my life there have only been
one set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most,
you have not been there for me?”
The Lord replied,
“The times when you have
seen only one set of footprints,
is when I carried you.”