'Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand....'Is. 40:12
That is a mighty big God!
I got stuck on that verse yesterday. And, I am finding there are times when I need to slow down and really meditate on what I am reading - to truly attempt to grasp a mental image of what is being said.
Who is like God Almighty ... Who has measured the waters (the oceans and seas and lakes) of the entire earth ... In the hollow of His hand?
So, I actually tried to see just how much the hollow of my hand could hold. I maxed out (without any spillage) at less than one tablespoon. ONE TABLESPOON!
Yet He has measured all the waters in all the earth, IN HIS HAND .... Not even two hands ... in the hollow of one hand
AMAZING!!!
ThereforeI can trust that He is well-able to address any and every need that might arise in my life.
My ability to handle those issues on my own ... Well, about a tablespoon with the issues running between my fingers
His ability to handle those same issues ... LIMITLESS!
What is my tablespoon-size issue compared to the ocean-size capacity of His hand?
'And He said unto Abram, "Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years ... and afterward shall they come out with great substance.' Genesis 15:13-14
Affliction, for four hundred years ... Yet afterward they shall come out with great substance What a promise ... and the promise was fulfilled.
Understand that there may come situations and circumstances which afflict and attempt to enslave, yet we have such a wonderful promise from the LORD GOD Almighty.
YOU SHALL COME OUT WITH GREAT SUBSTANCE!!!!
The LORD, who promises to work all things together for the good to them that love Him (Rom. 8:28), assures us that we will come out unscathed. No weapon formed against you shall prosper (Is. 54:17).
The children of Israel, they came out of Egypt with great substance (Ex. 12:36)
Daniel, came out of the lion's den with the great substance of a testimony to the saving power of God (Daniel 6)
Esther, came out of that palace room with the great substance of her life being spared, being granted the opportunity to effect change for an entire people group (Esther 5:2)
The three Hebrew boys, they came out of the furnace with the great substance of being a miracle, walking through affliction and turning the hearts of many toward the One True and Living God (Daniel 3:25-27)
JESUS - He came out of the tomb with the great substance of having conquered death, hell and the grave - having purchased, by His own blood, the eternal salvation of all mankind (Luke 24:6)
Counting my blessings this morning! Thankful that I am coming out of this season with great substance... Spiritual, physical, material and relational
