Use What’s In Your Hand

Grace and Peace Beloved Ekklesia Family

What God puts in your hand can become an instrument of deliverance or a weapon of disobedience, depending on whether you use it in faith, humility, and for His glory.

Exodus 14:15–16 (NLT)“Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Why are you crying out to me? Tell the people to get moving! Pick up your staff and raise your hand over the sea. Divide the water so the Israelites can walk through the middle of the sea on dry ground.’”

Numbers 20:7–12 (NLT)And the Lord said to Moses, “You and Aaron must take the staff and assemble the entire community. As the people watch, speak to the rock over there, and it will pour out its water. You will provide enough water from the rock to satisfy the whole community and their livestock.”So Moses did as he was told. He took the staff from the place where it was kept before the Lord. Then he and Aaron summoned the people to come and gather at the rock. “Listen, you rebels!” he shouted. “Must we bring you water from this rock?” Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with the staff, and water gushed out. So the entire community and their livestock drank their fill.But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust me enough to demonstrate my holiness to the people of Israel, you will not lead them into the land I am giving them!”

Luke 22:31–32 (NLT)“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat. But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. So when you have repented and turned to me again, strengthen your brothers.”

In Exodus, Moses had a staff in his hand. It was an ordinary rod, a shepherd’s tool, but when surrendered to God, it became a sign of divine authority. God used that rod to part the Red Sea, not because the rod had power in itself, but because Moses obeyed the voice of God. The miracle was never in the stick. The miracle was in the surrender.

In Numbers 20, that same rod showed up again, but this time the issue was not whether Moses had the rod. The issue was whether Moses had the right spirit. God told Moses to speak to the rock, but in anger Moses struck it. Water still came out, but Moses misrepresented God before the people. The outward result happened, but inwardly Moses was walking in disobedience. That moment cost him entry into the Promised Land.

Then in Luke 22, Jesus tells Simon Peter that Satan wanted to sift him like wheat. Yet Jesus also said, “I have prayed for you, that your faith fail not.” Peter would fall, but he would not be finished. And once restored, he was commanded to strengthen others. In other words, what was in Peter’s hand after his failure was not a rod, but a testimony.

Now bring that into today. What is in your hand right now? For many of us, it is a cell phone. That phone can be a rod in the hand of a yielded believer, or it can become a weapon in the hand of an undisciplined soul.

You can use your phone to pray with somebody, encourage somebody, teach truth, share a testimony, spread the gospel, promote healing, speak life, build community, and strengthen your brothers and sisters.

Or you can use that same phone to gossip, slander, provoke confusion, entertain lust, feed division, magnify foolishness, and strike people with your words.

The issue is not the tool. The issue is the heart holding it.

Comfort Christianity says, “It’s just social media.” But real discipleship asks, “Does what I post reflect the holiness of God?” Spiritual maturity asks, “Am I parting seas for people, or striking rocks in anger?” Some people are using their phones every day to wound what God told them to water. Some are damaging relationships, reputations, and witness with the very thing God allowed them to carry.

Use what is in your hand for God’s glory.

If God gave you influence, use it to strengthen. If God gave you a platform, use it to edify. If God gave you a testimony, use it to disciple. If God gave you a phone, stop using it to tear down people made in His image.

Moses used the rod in faith and saw waters part. Then he used the rod in anger and lost access to promise. Peter was sifted, but Jesus prayed for him so his faith would not fail. Then Jesus told him to strengthen others.

So the question is not just, “What’s in your hand?”The deeper question is, “What spirit is controlling your hand?”

Repent where needed.

Delete what dishonors God.

Stop posting from pain without prayer.

Stop texting in anger.

Stop forwarding gossip in the name of “concern.

”Use your hand, your words, your device, your platform, and your influence to glorify Jesus Christ.

Because what is in your hand may be the very thing God wants to use for deliverance — if you surrender it.

Let's pray...

Father, in the name of Jesus, thank You for placing something in our hands that can be used for Your glory. Forgive us for every time we used our words, our platforms, our influence, and our devices in ways that did not honor You. Forgive us for gossip, slander, anger, pride, and careless speech.

Lord, teach us to handle what You have given us with wisdom, humility, and holiness. Let our phones become tools of prayer, encouragement, truth, discipleship, and healing. Let our conversations reflect Your heart. Let our posts carry purpose. Let our messages be seasoned with grace.

And when we have been sifted, restore us. When we have failed, strengthen us. When we have fallen short, convert us afresh so we can strengthen our brothers and sisters. Keep our faith from failing. Help us use what is in our hands to lift up Jesus, to build Your people, and to glorify Your name.

In Jesus’ name, amen.

Jesus is not calling you to religion. He is calling you to relationship, obedience, and transformation.

If you have been using what is in your hand for everything except God’s glory, today is a good day to surrender it. Give Jesus your heart, your voice, your habits, your influence, and your future. Let Him change not only what you hold, but how you live.

And if you are ready to grow deeper in faith, walk in obedience, and become part of a Christ-centered community, grow with us at Ekklesia Christian Life Ministries.

Follow Jesus.

Walk in truth.

Strengthen somebody else.

LoveUMoreThanUKnow,

Pastor Stephän Kirby

Ekklesia Christian Life Ministries

ekklesiachristianlife.org

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