Power At Our Right Hand

UV 4249/10000 Power at Our Right Hand For I the Lord your God keep hold of your right hand; ( I am the Lord),who says to you, “ Do not fear, I will help you.” Isaiah 41 v 14 The Lord God promises to hold our right hand. Our right hand is the hand that is used to feed- hence, the Lord will provide and feed us, nourish us, strengthen us spiritually and holistically. The right hand is also the fighting arm- He will help us fight our battles in every sphere and win. The right hand is also the hand that is used to write and to do most of the things that require only one hand to do. The Lord will enable us to share our testimonies for His glory, our edification. My right hand went literally near the vortex of the world’s first human bomb ( the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi) as it was swinging back while I was walking, leading him to the stage. Initially, my hand became a mass of flesh and broken bone in the blast. Yet the Lord, the I Am, preserved my right arm in tact and today, I write, type, can hold and use a firearm and do all that I was able to do before. I did not loose any finger or member of my hand. Scripture sometimes comes true literally as well as figuratively. The uni-verse also means that the Lord’s power is accessible and proximate to each of us as He loves us deeply and intimately. We need to recognize that He, the Lord God is sovereign, all powerful, all knowing, trustworthy, loving. Since such a One holds our right hand, we have no cause to fear the unknown, the factors that are beyond our knowledge and control or powerful enemies in the spiritual and physical realms. We need not fear being defeated or shamed. We need not fear failure nor death nor loss of any kind. He gives us the hope and the assurance that He will help us in every circumstance. He is our Redeemer and though we have, comparatively speaking, only the strength of a vulnerable worm that wriggles and crawls, He will make us new, sharp, powerful threshing instrument in His hand. We will be able to, figuratively speaking, thresh the mountains, the hills, the big and small problems, challenges, threats, issues of life such that these become small and insignificant as the chaff or dust of grain. The wind of time and change will carry away like dust the difficulties, challenges, threats we confront and combat in life with the help of the Lord. But, we will remain strong, confident, joyful in the presence of the Lord, full of hope of eternal life, giving glory and due honour to the Lord who enables us, empowers, equips us. Those who oppress, suppress, strive against us or are angry with us for no apparent reason will be as nothing, perish without trace. The lesson for humanity is that if we want to leave a trace in our lives, a happy legacy or memory, we need the grace of the Lord, our Redeemer.