Held By God's Hand

June 2

There are those who have been persuaded to become Christians because of the assurance of ‘good news peddlers’ that prosperity will be found along the path of faith. The Lord admonished those He said followed Him not because of their conviction that He was the Messiah, but for the, ”loaves and fishes” John 6:26.

Although John spoke a word of encouragement in this regard in his third general epistle, “…I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers,” III John 2, there is a consensus among Bible scholars that the prosperity spoken of here is essentially spiritual.

Jesus said those who profess faith in Him are to “seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all things will be added…” Matthew 6:33. The ‘all things’ promised here are not the trappings of life but the glorious blessings of knowing God, glorifying Him, and enjoying Him forever.

The promise that follows this reasoning is found in Psalm 37:23, 24 which says, “If the Lord delights in a man’s way, He makes his steps firm; though he stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord holds him with His hand.” To be held by the Most High, to be kept from falling, is indeed the fullest, most valuable of blessings a believer may possess.