Holding a hand. What a sense of belonging, comfort, love, guidance, and support holding a hand creates. God gives us this simple gesture to connect physically with one another. In the same way, Jesus reaches out His hand to His own to provide the very same things.

In Isaiah 42, God has Isaiah announce His servant, His chosen One, the One He delights in to come live among mankind and bring justice to the earth.

“Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations. He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street; a bruised reed he will not break, and a faintly burning wick he will not quench; he will faithfully bring forth justice. He will not grow faint or be discouraged till he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his law.” Isaiah 42:1-4

God sent His Son, Jesus to this earth to restore God’s work that the effects of sin have destroyed. He is God’s perfect servant and our perfect Savior. Because of His death and resurrection, one day there will be a glorious kingdom, and God will bring justice to the nations. But God did not just send a judge.

A further look into Isaiah 42 describes the mission of Jesus. In this mission, Jesus reaches out His hand.

“Thus says God, the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk in it: “I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations, to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness. I am the Lord; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols. Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.” Isaiah 42:5-9

Jesus is God’s answer to our weakness and failure. In satisfying God’s righteous demands for holiness by His death on the cross, we are covered with His righteousness when we put our faith in Him. Jesus also restores true freedom to those who accepted His gift. By extending His hand, Jesus guides us through life, supports us, leads us through temptation, comforts and loves us, and shows we belong. He reaches out His hand, and all we must do is take it.

Do you belong to Him?

Are you clinging to His Hand?

Holding a hand connects. Be connected to the One whose mission is to connect you.

In His Love,

Susan