. . .I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt . . . Hebrews 8:9
This is a beautiful word picture - God taking the Israelites by the hand to lead them to a better place. He didn’t just take Moses by the hand, He didn’t just take the children by the hand, He took them; all of them, each one of them. I visualize an atmosphere of danger, of hushed voices, of fearful anticipation. And then each person feels a Hand taking theirs. This Hand is one of comfort, strength, leading, protection. There is no ounce of force or control only love. Wow, what a God; a personal, merciful God.
It didn’t take long though for the Hand to somehow feel heavy, bothersome and pushy. Can you picture them slapping at the Hand saying, I can do it myself? I want to go this way.
And He lets go.
Dang girl, that was really awesome. I love how you expanded on that image of God holding their hands. It was a blessing reading this.
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