By: Ernest J. Kolenda [August 30, 1904 -- October 27, 2006]
{I hope you all enjoy this writing by E.J. Kolenda.]
What is so important about your hands? Why did Paul the Apostle speak of the Doctrine of the Laying on of Hands?
Did you know that when GOD was ready to bring the children of Israel out of Egypt, that He did it with His Hand? Yes, our Heavenly Father does have hands. [Exodus 13:3] “And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place…”
Did you know that all through Israel’s walk in the wilderness Moses was always using his hands to minister to the people?
When they fought with the Amalekites, Israel won because Moses held up his hands.
When they came to the Red Sea, it was by the outstretching of the hands of Moses that the Sea
Parted. [Exodus 14:16,21]
On the day of Atonement when they would send the scapegoat into the wilderness, Aaron first had to lay his hand upon it and, by this means; the sins of Israel were placed on the head of the goat.
Later, when Moses appointed Joshua as the leader of the people, we find that he was full of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands upon him.
We find Paul laying his hands upon the heads of John the Baptist’s disciples in [Acts 19:6] “And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues and prophesied.” .
In [1 Timothy 4:14] we find that Timothy is admonished to “not neglect the gift that is in him
by the Laying on of the Hands of the Presbytery.”
In [2 Timothy 1:6] Timothy is again put in remembrance of the gift {ability} that was in him
by the putting on of the Hands of Paul.
These are just some of the laying on of hands in the Scriptures. Usually it is in connection with some kind of deliverance, spiritual, natural or healing.
[Romans 1:20] says: That the things of the Spirit are both known and understood by the things that are seen.”[1 Corinthians 4:18]
“Now the things that are seen are temporal, but the things that are not seen are eternal.” Let us
look at our hands in the natural. Why are your hands so important?
It is your hands that minister continually to the rest of the body. If your face is dirty, it is
your hands that wash it and make it clean. If you are hungry, it is your hands that feed you. If you hurt yourself, it is your hands that minister to your needs. If you have work to do; it is your
hands that do it.
Even people who have lost their hands find ways to compensate for them. I have heard of those who use their mouth or toes to write and do all kinds of wonders. Even this is still a replacement of the job of the hands.
I know that every part of the body is important. This article is concerning the ministry of the laying on of hands.
If the church is to be strong, it must use the hands to minister, just as our hands minister to our physical bodies. That is why Paul spoke of the Doctrine of Laying on of Hands. When the Bible speaks of the laying on of hands, it means just that. This is not a symbol but a reality.
A Point of Contact
I wish to call your attention to the fact that John the Baptist’s disciples received something when Paul laid his hands upon them.
Joshua received something when Moses laid his hands on him. Timothy received something when hands were laid on him.
Why is this? It is because the hands provide a point of contact through which the Spirit of GOD
can work through us..
It is not the person’s ability that does it, but the ability of the Holy Spirit working through us. That is why Jesus laid His Hands on the people and healed them. It was the Spirit of the Father working through Him, for CHRIST JESUS Said, “I of myself can do nothing.”
“[John 14:10; 5:19]
Yes CHRIST JESUS laid His hands on the people in the Bible, also.
In [Isaiah 10:27] we read that, “the yoke is broken because of the anointing.” This should not seem strange to us, for we are but earthen vessels through which the Spirit operates.
[2 Corinthians 4:7]
It is not the flesh that I am speaking of, but the inner Spiritual man. [Ephesians 3:11] But what we know of the inner spiritual man is what we learn from the outer or physical man.
.How much truth does it take to go to heaven?
May GOD Richly and Abundantly Bless You All,
Ernest. J. Kolenda [August 30, 1904 -- October 27, 2006]
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