“Then Moses cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood.  He threw the wood into the water, and the water became sweet.” Exodus 15:25

  A piece of wood in Moses’ hand sweetened the bitter water at Marah, so the grumbling Israelites could quench their thirst. (Ex15:22-27).  Jesus took two fish and five loaves of bread that the disciples had in their hands, and miraculously multiplied them to feed 5,000 plus people.  They even had leftovers! (Luke 9:13-17).  Acting out of obedience to Jesus’ request to fish during the day, a net in Peter’s hands caught so many fish that he had to call other fishermen to help him.(Luke 5:1-11)  Reeds in the hands of Moses’ mother became a floatation device that saved the babe who would become the leader of a nation. (Ex 2:2-3)  A handful of flour and a little oil in the hands of a poor widow was blessed by God, and provided her enough to sell and to live on.  (I Kings 16:12-16)  Trumpets in the hands of seven obedient priests collapsed the walls around Jericho (Joshua 13:23).  These Biblical stories point to our human dependency on our Lord, for in each instance a loving God meets these characters at the point of extreme need.

  They also confirm that whatever God places in our hands, He has already given us power to accomplish through faith.  All too often what we see, with our limited vision, seems so insignificant and scant that we cannot fathom how it could possibly make a difference.  The good news is that when we reach our human limits; when we are down to our “last something or another” God always steps in to make something transformational happen.  I call them “Only God” moments. 

  So, from now on, let’s “view” what we have in our hands through spiritual eyes, pray about it, and then trust God to do what is best.  And remember…our limit is God’s opportunity.