The Right Hand
By Vernette Kureck
“Yet I am always
with you; you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel and
afterward you will take me into glory.”
Psalm
73:24-25 (NIV)
Oh,
how sweet it is to feel a little hand slip into my hand. Children will often
reach up to grandparents or parents with an outstretched arm so you will grab
their hand and guide them. It is a great feeling of security. Many times there
is even an anticipation and excitement as to where you are taking them.
Even
sweeter is to see an elderly couple that has been married many, many years
showing their love and affection by holding hands. It is an intimate bond that
reflects their special relationship and demonstrates how, together, they are
stronger and complete each other. This expression of tenderness warms the
viewer’s heart.
Then
there is the sweetest expression of hand-holding. Our Heavenly Father extends
His right hand for us to hold. With that connection, we receive intimacy,
guidance, provision and security. Psalm
145:16 says, “You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living
thing.” And Psalm
31:15: “My times are in your hands.”
We can be comforted and excited, anticipating the green pastures He
promises to lead us to. Let us lift up our hands in prayer and thank our
Creator for His everlasting love, and, like the biblical psalmist David, be
filled with joy in His presence.
“Lord,
you have assigned me my portion and my cup, you have made my lot secure. The
boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a
delightful inheritance. I will praise the Lord who counsels me; even at night
my heart instructs me. I have set the Lord always before me. Because He is at
my right hand I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue
rejoices; and my body will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the
grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay. You have made known to me the path of life;
you fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand”
(Psalm
16: 5-11). Thank you, Lord. Amen.
GOING DEEPER:
1. Whose hand have you been holding?
FURTHER READING:
Vernette and her
husband Ken have been married 45 years. They have been blessed with eight
grandchildren from their two sons and their wives. She serves Oakwood on the
prayer chain.
