HEARTS, HANDS AND THE BLESSED LIFE

“So he shepherded them according to the integrity of HIS HEART, and guided them by the skillfulness of HIS HANDS” – Psalm 78:72

Praise God! We made it into 2022 our Year of Hearts, Hands and the Blessed Life: “So he shepherded them according to the integrity of HIS HEART, and guided them by the skillfulness of HIS HANDS” (Psa.78:72). This, which was written concerning King David, is God’s Promise for us! David made a success of life and ministry through the instrumentality of his heart and hands, which in turn were submitted to, and directed by God’s Heart and Hand! Acts 13:22 also says, “He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a MAN AFTER MY OWN HEART, who will do all My will.’

Psalm 89: 20-29 illustrates David’s Blessed Life:

“I have found My servant David; with My holy oil I have ANOINTED HIM, with whom MY HAND shall be established; also MY ARM shall strengthen him. The enemy shall not outwit him, nor the son of wickedness afflict him. I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague those who hate him.“But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him, and in My name his horn shall be exalted. Also I will set his hand over the sea, and his right hand over the rivers….My mercy I will keep for him forever, and My covenant shall stand firm with him. His seed also I will make to endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven”

The Lord who found and anointed David’s heart and hands will shepherd us successfully and triumphantly through this New Year 2022, in Jesus name! He’ll also use us to shepherd others – in our families, career, churches, and ministries – so that we all can experience and enjoy the Blessed Life in Christ! I strongly perceive that Hearts and Hands will matter a great deal this New Year!

Our blessings in 2022 will be defined by:

• That which is in God’s Heart for us as individuals and families.
• What we’re able to receive from His Heart into our hearts.
• What we permit, admit, or allow – through our eyes, ears, and other openings – into our hearts.
• What we give attention to and meditate on in our hearts.
• What we lay hands on, hold in our hands, and how we use it.

God’s Heart and Hand are the basis for every blessing, favour, Joy, peace, grace, goodness, and glory we’ll partake of in 2022. How our hearts commune with His, and our hands submit to His, would determine our fruitfulness, fulfilment, and heights in life.

Our HEARTS are the containers for the issues of our lives: “Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life” (Proverbs 4:23). We must jealously keep and guard our hearts!

Our HANDS are the channels for God’s blessings into our lives: “The Lord will command the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which you SET YOUR HAND, and He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you” (Deut. 28:8).

For us at Kingdom Capstone Outreach Ministry (KCOM), Year 2022 will be defined by our heart-response to and dealings with God’s Heart, and the submission of our hands (actions, choices, decisions, steps, and relationships) to His Hand – His Anointing, Power, Grace, and Gifts. We have the guarantee of the Blessed Life:“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper” (Psalm 1: 1-3).

As we believe the Lord and His Prophetic Word, He will shepherd us according to the integrity of HIS HEART, and guide us by the skillfulness of HIS HANDS into the Blessed LIFE!