THE HAND OF THE LORD
OUTLINE
1. THE HAND OF THE LORD RULES
2. THE HAND OF THE LORD PROTECTS
3. THE HAND OF THE LORD STRENGTHENS
4. THE HAND OF THE LORD BLESSES
5. THE HAND OF THE LORD PROVIDES
6. THE HAND OF THE LORD HEALS
7. THE HAND OF THE LORD PROMOTES
THE MESSAGE
THE HAND OF THE LORD
1. THE HAND OF THE LORD RULES
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
Proverbs 21: 1
1 The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord,
Like the rivers of water;
He turns it wherever He wishes.
Daniel 4 : 34-35
34 And at the end of the [k]time I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever:
For His dominion is an everlasting dominion,
And His kingdom is from generation to generation.
35 All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing;
He does according to His will in the army of heaven
And among the inhabitants of the earth.
No one can restrain His hand
Or say to Him, “What have You done?”
Psalm 119 :73
73 Your hands have made me and fashioned me;
Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
Psalm 31: 15
15 My times are in Your hand;
Deliver me from the hand of my enemies,
And from those who persecute me.
Luke 23: 46
46 And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ ” Having said this, He breathed His last.
2. THE HAND OF THE LORD PROTECTS
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
Isaiah 49: 16
Yet I will not forget you.
16 See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands;
Your walls are continually before Me.
Isaiah 49: 2
2 And He has made My mouth like a sharp sword;
In the shadow of His hand He has hidden Me,
And made Me a polished shaft;
In His quiver He has hidden Me.”
John 10 : 28-29
28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.
29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.
3. THE HAND OF THE LORD STRENGTHENS
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
Isaiah 41 : 10-13
10 Fear not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
11 “Behold, all those who were incensed against you
Shall be ashamed and disgraced;
They shall be as nothing,
And those who strive with you shall perish.
12 You shall seek them and not find them—
Those who contended with you.
Those who war against you
Shall be as nothing,
As a nonexistent thing.
13 For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand,
Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’
Psalm 73 : 23
23 Nevertheless I am continually with You;
You hold me by my right hand.
Psalm 18 :35
35 You have also given me the shield of Your salvation;
Your right hand has held me up,
Your gentleness has made me great.
4. THE HAND OF THE LORD BLESSES
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
Matthew 19 : 13 - 15
13 Then little children were brought to Him that He might put His hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.
14 But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”
15 And He laid His hands on them and departed from there.
Nehemiah 2 : 8, 18
8 and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he must give me timber to make beams for the gates of the [d]citadel which pertains to the [e]temple, for the city wall, and for the house that I will occupy.” And the king granted them to me according to the good hand of my God upon me.
18 And I told them of the hand of my God which had been good upon me, and also of the king’s words that he had spoken to me.
So they said, “Let us rise up and build.” Then they set[l] their hands to this good work.
Ezra 7: 9
9 On the first day of the first month he began his journey from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.
5. THE HAND OF THE LORD PROVIDES
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
Psalm 145 :16
16 You open Your hand
And satisfy the desire of every living thing.
Psalm 104 :28
28 What You give them they gather in;
You open Your hand, they are filled with good.
Matthew 14 : 15 - 21
15 When it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food.”
16 But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
17 And they said to Him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.”
18 He said, “Bring them here to Me.”
19 Then He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass. And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes.
20 So they all ate and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained.
21 Now those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
6. THE HAND OF THE LORD HEALS
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
Matthew 8 : 1-3, 14-15
1 When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him.
2 And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
3 Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
14 Now when Jesus had come into Peter’s house, He saw his wife’s mother lying sick with a fever.
15 So He touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she arose and served them.
Matthew 9: 27-30
27 When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, “Son of David, have mercy on us!”
28 And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?”
They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”
29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be to you.”
30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, “See that no one knows it.”
Luke 7: 11-15
11 Now it happened, the day after, that He went into a city called Nain; and many of His disciples went with Him, and a large crowd.
12 And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her.
13 When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.”
14 Then He came and touched the open coffin, and those who carried him stood still. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.”
15 So he who was dead sat up and began to speak. And He presented him to his mother.
Luke 22: 47 - 51
47 And while He was still speaking, behold, a multitude; and he who was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them and drew near to Jesus to kiss Him.
48 But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”
49 When those around Him saw what was going to happen, they said to Him, “Lord, shall we strike with the sword?”
50 And one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear.
51 But Jesus answered and said, “Permit even this.” And He touched his ear and healed him.
7. THE HAND OF THE LORD PROMOTES
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
I Peter 5 : 5-6
5 Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for
“God resists the proud,
But gives grace to the humble.”
6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,
Acts 11 : 21
21 And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.
Isaiah 62: 3
3 You shall also be a crown of glory
In the hand of the Lord,
And a royal diadem
In the hand of your God.
Isaiah 45: 11
11 Thus says the Lord,
The Holy One of Israel, and his Maker:
“Ask Me of things to come concerning My sons;
And concerning the work of My hands, you command Me.
Deuteronomy 5: 15
15 And remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.
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