In his book, Ever Faithful, David Jeremiah was inspired by Psalm 145:16 when He wrote about hand gestures:
“Hand gestures can communicate our innermost thoughts and emotions. Clenched fists reveal anger. White knuckles and trembling are usually the result of fear and nervousness. We close our hands around things we want to hold on to and open them to receive and give gifts.”
My friends, Ed and Maria, open their hands to receive each others love and close them around each other to hang on to the one they love. Bob & I do the same!
David Jeremiah went on in his devotional to say, God’s generosity is described in Psalm 145:15…
“You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.”
It might be the prayer For a miracle to receive Or could be something simple You just have to believe
Believe that when you open Your hands to receive gifts God will fill them with wonders – With gifts that your heart lifts
Open hands are a symbol Of giving – giving our all And knowing in the process We’ll be standing tall
As a humble giver, Know what you give comes back And God knows your needs He will fill your every lack
David Jeremiah went on to remind us, “If we overlook God’s generosity, or find ourselves in the midst of a painful season, it’s easy for a mindset of scarcity to take over. We become afraid of losing what we have, and our hearts’ stance becomes one of grasping as we seek to control our circumstances.”
Grasp all the love you can get Then open your hands to give It all away – every single bit Because it’s refillable as long as you live
Bob’s hands are open to receive his “just desserts”!! Are yours open, too?
I pray for your hands to be filled Filled to overflowing Filled with love to give away Love that’s alive and showing!
God Bless you! Have a “Open Handed Day!” Will you?
Yes, in fact, open hands CAN’T grab! I pray every day for help with patience and 5 other “Fruits of the Spirit”: kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. None of those come naturally to me like love, joy, and peace do. I have to work on them with God’s help! Thank you for visiting JanBeek and taking time to comment. I appreciate you, Louis 👍🏽❤️
Comments on: "Open Hands" (11)
My hands are open☺️, I like this.
Thank you, Samuel. God’s blessings on your open hands!!
Thank you for your loving and Godly post. Today, I am learning patience. It seems that open hands shouldn’t grab!
Yes, in fact, open hands CAN’T grab! I pray every day for help with patience and 5 other “Fruits of the Spirit”: kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. None of those come naturally to me like love, joy, and peace do. I have to work on them with God’s help! Thank you for visiting JanBeek and taking time to comment. I appreciate you, Louis 👍🏽❤️
Your reply inspired me to pray. Best possible outcome! I am now a daily Jan Beek fan.
Bless you! You’re right … in prayer we can trust God to prosper us … because He only wants us to have our greatest good. I firmly believe that!
Auch perceptive observation
Such
I figured it out. Thanks, Derrick!
My hands are open 😞 I hope I fall in love with being alive 🥺
I pray you fall in love 🥰 with being alive! 👍🏽❤️ Yes, open hands!! 🙌