Keep your hand in the hand of the man from Galilee

PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND OF THE MAN FROM GALILLEE

There is an old song that says," Put your hand in the hand of the man who stilled the waters, put your hand in the hand of the man who calmed the sea...."  I'm sure that people in my generation have heard it.  Sometimes people say to themselves, "what does that mean?"  "Why should we do that?  After all, He gave us our own minds".  I'd like for you to consider this scenario for a minute.  When we are going somewhere or doing something that needs a particular amount of caution, we like to be with someone who knows the ropes, or the path, so to speak. For example if we were on a construction sight, but we had no contractor skills, wouldn't we be safer if we had a guide who was familiar with the sight and experienced with construction?

     What about when we are simply crossing the street with a toddler, don't we hold on tightly to their hand? Why do we do that?  What might happen if we didn't hold on? Suppose that toddler jerked away from us just as we were in the middle of the street.  What might happen to him or her?  They could be hurt or even killed.

     As we walk through this life, God grabs our hand and tries to walk us through the trials that He knows are coming.  It is extremely important that we act like an obedient toddler and hold on to the hand of God.  What does that mean?  It means we follow HIs word.  We listen to his warnings.  We don't try to control more than we can handle, and we don't argue, wrestle with, or ignore God.  When we jerk our hand loose from God's protection, its like standing in the middle of a railroad track when a train is coming, or running out into traffic without a crossing guard.  Life has bumps, disappointments, hills and valleys. Let's be wise and safe. Put your hand in the hand of the man from Galilee.