THE HANDS OF CHRIST JESUS, THE LIVING GOD
THE HANDS OF CHRIST JESUS are "THE HANDS OF THE LIVING GOD" (Hebrews 10:31). Reader, I urge you to read all 7 of the truths that I present below in this brief message. They are of Eternal Importance. -- Bro. Duane, May 20, 2015
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The Hands Of Christ Jesus, The Living God
01 -- ARE THE HANDS OF OUR CREATOR
"Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and THE HEAVENS ARE THE WORKS OF THINE HANDS" (Hebrews 1:10). Yes, Christ, the lowly Jesus of Nazareth, is our GREAT CREATOR. He Who in Heaven, "being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God . . made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men" (Philippians 2:6). His neighbors in Nazareth thought Him to be just another carpenter, yet "ALL THINGS WERE MADE BY HIM; and without Him was not any thing made that was made" (John 1:3)!
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The Hands Of Christ Jesus, The Living God
02 -- ARE CONTROLLING HANDS
In Isaiah He tells us, "I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even MY HANDS, have stretched out the heavens, and ALL THEIR HOST HAVE I COMMANDED" (Isaiah 45:12). Not only did the lowly Jesus of Nazareth create the universe, but HIS HANDS CONTROL EVERY QUARK IN IT! (The smallest particle of matter now known to mankind is the "quark". Christ Jesus COMMANDS EVERY QUARK in the universe. No wonder He could command every quark in the sea of Galilee to "be still" -- and instantly that tumultuous sea became completely placid and calm!
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The Hands Of Christ Jesus, The Living God
03 -- ARE HEALING HANDS
The hands of Jesus control every quark in our bodies also. Thus, during His earthly ministry He manifested his All-Mighty Power to Heal. Luke 13:13, "From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?" Of course, the answer to that question was, the "mighty works of Jesus' hands" came from the fact that He was God-Incarnate! He could heal with His hands, or in any other way He chose. Mighty God WAS HE, and still today, Mighty God IS HE! HALLELUJAH!
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The Hands Of Christ Jesus, The Living God
04 -- ARE LOVING AND BLESSING HANDS
Matthew 19:13-15, "Then were there brought unto him little children, that He should put His hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. And He laid his hands on them, and departed thence." Mark 10:16, "And He took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. Luke 24:50, "And He led them out as far as to Bethany, and He lifted up his hands, and blessed them." The hands of Jesus were loving and blessing hands, throughout His earthly ministry, and even as He ascended back into Heaven. One songwriter said,
"There's not a single blessing
Which we receive on earth
That does not come from Heaven,
The Source of our New Birth."
HALLELUJAH! The hands of the ascending Jesus have continued to bless all mankind with gifts of His Love and Grace ever since that time -- and, for the obedient, THE BEST ARE YET TO COME!
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The Hands Of Christ Jesus, The Living God
05 -- ARE NAIL-PIERCED HANDS
Psalm 22:16, "For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me: they pierced My hands and My feet." Zechariah 13:6, "And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then He shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends." John 20:20, And when He had so said, He shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord." How horrible the sight! -- when Jesus' hands and feet were pierced by those nails that crucified Him on that Roman cross at Calvary! Yet, HOW WONDERFUL THE SIGHT when the scars of those nails on Christ's resurrected hands and feet were seen! -- AND HOW BLESSED TO KNOW THAT THE BLOOD JESUS SHED AT CALVARY, THIS VERY MOMENT CLEANSES ME FROM ALL SIN! Thanks and Praise be to His Precious Name FOREVERMORE!
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The Hands Of Christ Jesus, The Living God
06 -- ARE IGNORED AND DISREGARDED HANDS
Isaiah 5:12, "And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but THEY REGARD NOT THE WORK OF THE LORD, NEITHER CONSIDER THE OPERATION OF HIS HANDS."
OH SIN OF ALL SINS! -- THE SIN OF IGNORING AND COMPLETELY DISREGARDING THE OPERATION OF CHRIST'S HANDS AT CALVARY! -- it was THIS work of the Hands of Jesus which made it possible for every lost son and daughter of Adam to be saved! Nobody shall suffer Eternal Punishment because of committed sin! ALL WHO SUFFER THAT ENDLESS AGONY shall do so BECAUSE THEY HAVE IGNORED TOO LONG, OR REJECTED, THE BLOOD OF JESUS, SHED FOR THEM AT CALVARY!!
Hear the cry of the Savior Whose shed blood is being ignored by countless millions as they swiftly move in a mighty sinful torrent toward the Eternal Falls into the Lake of Fire:
Isaiah 65:2, "I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts." Romans 10:21, "But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people."
Not just unbelieving Israel, but vast numbers of pleasure-loving, sin-loving Gentiles also have IGNORED THE OUT-STRETCHED, NAIL-PIERCED HANDS OF CHRIST as they sweep past him and over the precipice of Time into Eternity -- there to be FOREVER ENGULFED IN HELL'S FLAMES!
None of these was foreordained to that awful suffering, for "The Lord is . . not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance" (2 Peter 3:9).
Reader, "the operation of Christ's nail-pierced hands at Calvary" has provided the way whereby YOU too may be forgiven of all your sins, be cleansed from all unrighteousness, and make Heaven your Eternal Home -- if you will repent of all sin, believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, obey His will, and be faithful unto Him till death.
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The Hands Of Christ Jesus, The Living God
07 -- ARE ETERNALLY SEPARATING HANDS OF JUDGMENT
Following the Last Supper, we read in John 13:3 of how JESUS KNEW "THAT THE FATHER HAD GIVEN ALL THINGS INTO HIS HANDS" -- including the judgment of all, and the eternal separation of the righteous from the wicked -- WHICH SHALL INVOLVE HIS RIGHT AND HIS LEFT HANDS.
Matthew 25:31-34, "When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then shall He sit upon the throne of his glory: And before Him shall be gathered all nations: and HE SHALL SEPARATE THEM ONE FROM ANOTHER, as a shepherd divideth His sheep from the goats: And HE SHALL SET THE SHEEP ON HIS RIGHT HAND, BUT THE GOATS ON THE LEFT. Then shall the King say unto THEM ON HIS RIGHT HAND, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world."
Following that blessed invitation to those on Jesus' RIGHT HAND, we read in Matthew 25:41, 46, "Then shall He say also unto THEM ON THE LEFT HAND, Depart from Me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels. . . And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal."
THUS, "IT IS A FEARFUL THING TO FALL INTO THE HANDS OF THE LIVING GOD" (Hebrews 10:31), for they are the hands of the Great Creator and Controller of all things, the Healing hands which Lovingly touched and Blessed so many while He dwelt on earth, the Nail-Pierced hands which shed His blood for us at Calvary, yet the Ignored and Disregarded hands of unbelieving and impenitent sinners, but at last they shall be the ETERNALLY SEPARATING HANDS AT THE JUDGMENT!
Heb 9:27 -- announces with absolute certainty: -- "It is appointed unto men once to die, but AFTER THIS THE JUDGMENT." Also, Job 34:22 warns all that "There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves." A man may have his body cremated, have his ashes ground into powder, and have that powder strewn over a vast amount of ocean, or upon the highest, most remote mountain tops on earth -- YET CHRIST WILL CALL HIM FORTH TO STAND BEFORE HIM AT THE JUDGMENT! "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad" (2 Corinthians 5:10).
After this, those on Christ's LEFT HAND, the wicked, "shall go away into everlasting punishment" but those on His RIGHT HAND, the Righteous, shall be taken with Jesus "into life eternal" (Matthew 25:46).
In closing, reader, let me urge you: -- If you have not yet repented of your sins and received Divine Assurance of your salvation, DO SO RIGHT NOW! Regard the work of the Lord and the operation of His nail-pierced hands at Calvary to bring you salvation NOW, WHILE YET YOU MAY!
"Precious Lord, I ask that You will powerfully apply the truths in this message to the heart of every individual who reads it, and help all readers who are unsaved to obtain mercy and forgiveness through your blood JUST NOW, while yet they may! In Jesus Name I pray. Amen." -- Duane V. Maxey, May 20, 2015
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