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answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
There are no hands like
the Master’s serving hands.
When the shepherds looked
into the manger on the night
Jesus was born, they saw two
little hands; but they didn’t
realize the impact those hands
would have. They didn’t know they
were divine hands that had come to pay
the ultimate price to deliver mankind from
sin and sickness.
What the shepherds did know was that an
angel announced His birth to them while they
were on the hillside looking after their sheep,
and they knew they saw and heard a heavenly
choir of angels praising the Lord. Then they
hurried to Bethlehem to see the newborn King,
but they never dreamed what those little hands
would do for them. They didn’t know those
hands would one day be nailed to the Cross
by wicked and devilish men who wanted to
destroy them.
About two years later, the three wise men
arrived to see those divine, young hands. They
took that long journey because they knew they
would find a Savior and King; and they had
brought gifts for Him of gold, frankincense and
myrrh. They didn’t understand all about God’s
plan, but they recognized those little hands
were different; and they knew those hands
would serve great life to them in the future.
Healing Hands
If people had been what God wanted them
to be, they would have cherished those hands
because they were hands full of love that cured
any kind of disease or affliction. A leper came
to see Jesus one day even though at that time,
those with leprosy were not allowed to be
among people.
By law, when lepers were around people,
they had to wear a bell around their neck; and
they had to ring it and cry, “Leper, leper!”
Then the people would run the other way. But
Jesus didn’t turn away when the leper came
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and come short of the glory of God (Romans
running to Him and said,
Lord, if thou wilt, thou
canst make me clean.
And Jesus put forth his
hand, and touched him,
saying, I will; be thou clean.
And immediately his leprosy
was cleansed (Matthew 8:2,3).
I’m sure the leper had watched Jesus
from afar as He touched the eyes of those who
were blind; and he heard the people cry, “I can
see!” Then he decided that he could receive a
miracle, too.
Jesus touched and helped people whom no
one else could help. And he [Jesus] entered
again into the synagogue; and there was
a man there which had a withered hand.
And he saith unto the man which had the
withered hand, Stand forth...Stretch forth
thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his
hand was restored whole as the other (Mark
3:1,3,5).
If you have ever injured one of your hands,
you know how hard it is to function with just
one hand. Then think about how much more
valuable your hands are to God. He is always
looking for two more hands to do His work
and to help bring in the harvest of souls. The
Lord told me one day that we hold the world
of lost souls in our hands, and we must not
allow even one of those souls to fall into eter-
nal damnation.
Saving Hands
A Pharisee named Nicodemus came to Jesus
one night, and he received salvation through
those hands. He didn’t understand salvation,
but he found wisdom and knowledge in those
hands; and they enlightened him. Jesus
said to him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
Except a man be born again, he cannot
see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith
unto him, How can a man be born when
he is old? can he enter the second time into
his mother’s womb, and be born? Jesus
Except a man be born of water and of the
Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of
God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh;
and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be
born again (John 3:3–7).
God never intended for man to need salva-
tion. The book of Genesis opens with life puls-
ing everywhere. The Lord spoke the moon,
the stars and the sun into existence. He com-
manded the green grass to grow and the fowls
of the air to fly, and the great I-Am was enjoy-
ing it all! Eden was Heaven on Earth.
Then God made man and woman. They were
so holy, and He was so proud of them; and
He warned them not to go to the tree of death.
Take Christ’s redeeming hand.
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and
evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day
that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die
(Genesis 2:17).
But Eve didn’t listen, and she ate the fruit
of that tree. Then she convinced Adam to eat.
They both sinned against the God who had
made them, and He kicked them out of Eden.
Their bodies were no longer perfect; they
would have to work to survive, and they could
never return to the Garden.
Today, people still can’t stay away from the
tree of deceit and death. They go there
thinking that nobody will find out;
but God knows everything, both
good and bad. Yet still, God loves
sinners; and He wants them to
be saved. For this is good and
acceptable in the sight of God
our Saviour; Who will have
all men to be saved, and to
come unto the knowledge of
the truth (I Timothy 2:3,4).
Since Adam and Eve sinned,
everyone comes into this world
as a sinner. For all have sinned,
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3:23). That is why Jesus came saying, I am the
way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh
unto the Father, but by me (John 14:6).
Only through the name of Jesus can you
be saved. Neither is there salvation in any
other: for there is none other name under
heaven given among men, whereby we must
be saved (Acts 4:12). No other hands can
reach out to save people and rescue them from
hell because no other hands have the divine
blood spilled on Calvary that washes away all
sin.
Jesus Brought Us Everything
The Master’s hands came down from Heaven
to serve wisdom and knowledge, to serve
miracles in abundance and to heal any kind of
disease or affliction. They came to build the
spiritual Kingdom and to help people out of
any trial or tribulation. Jesus said, Come unto
me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28). You
will find solutions to all your problems and all
the wisdom, joy and glory of Heaven you need
in His two hands.
You should love the Master’s hands and bow
humbly before Him every day to thank Him
for His hands that are reaching out to you. The
Master’s hands brought divine love and divine
faith. They brought determination, courage
and unbelievable strength that serve others and
carry their heavy loads.
Jesus had sanctified, holy hands, and you
can, too. God said, Be ye holy; for
I am holy (I Peter 1:16). Jesus
said, Be ye therefore perfect,
even as your Father which is
in heaven is perfect (Matthew
5:48). Your hands can work in
perfect harmony with divinity
through the Holy Spirit when
you have Him living inside.
He will direct you and use
your hands daily to help build
the Kingdom and bring in the
lost. He will guide you on the
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