What do you have in your hand?

Ex 4:2 And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. 3And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.

 

Moses reply to Gods question what he had in his hand, was “a rod.” But God saw something in his hand that he didn’t see himself. Inside of the Rod he used to lean on, and provide for him and his family was a serpent. But after he gave his rod to God, it was no longer Moses rod, but according to verse 20 it was now Gods rod! The Rod was used to lead and deliver Gods people from Egypt.

 

What do you have in your hand? It may seem harmless, but if you don’t surrender it to God, there is a potential serpent in it that will bite you. Your talent, whatever it may be, is something that needs to be given over to and surrendered to God. Look at so many so called successful artists that were given a talent from God. Instead of given it to God, they used it to their own fame and prosperity. We have seen how the serpent in their talent over time has been revealed. Both Elvis Presley and Whitney Houston started in the church. If God were to ask them what they had in their hand, they would maybe answer “ a talent”. But instead of surrender it to God they allowed the serpent to come out and bite them.

 

Whatever you have or whatever you are needs to be given over to God. Let him take out the serpent, and instead put his POWER inside of you. Let Jesus be revealed in your life, and not the serpent.