The good hand of the Lord

In my bible reading the other day, I was reading the little book of Ezra.  I began to notice in chapters 7 & 8 a phrase that was used, “The hand of the Lord his God was on him”.




Ezra 7:6   this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a teacher well versed in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted him everything he asked, for the hand of the LORD his God was on him.


Ezra 7:9   He had begun his journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month, and he arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, for the gracious hand of his God was on him.


Ezra 7:28   and who has extended his good favor to me before the king and his advisers and all the king’s powerful officials. Because the hand of the LORD my God was on me, I took courage and gathered leading men from Israel to go up with me.


Ezra 8:18   Because the gracious hand of our God was on us, they brought us Sherebiah, a capable man, from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel, and Sherebiah’s sons and brothers, 18 men;


Ezra 8:22-23,31    I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, because we had told the king, “The gracious hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him.” 23 So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer. On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us, and he protected us from enemies and bandits along the way.




I was reminded that in order for us to be successful in life we need the hand of the Lord upon us.

It is the good hand of the Lord upon us that He hears and answers our prayers.

It is the good hand of the Lord upon us that guides and directs our lives.

It is the good hand of the Lord upon us that gives us favor with people of influence and brings organization to our lives and projects.

It is the good hand of the Lord that brings divine contacts into our lives.

It is the good hand of the Lord that brings protection from the enemies.



Eph 1:3   Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.




How good it is to have the good hand of the Lord upon us!