The God of the Opened Hand

You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing. —Psalm 145:16

The Lord is not the God of the closed hand or fist.

He is the God of the opened hand, who loves to satisfy His creation with good things. We must recognize the Lord’s heart and posture toward us. He is not seeking to keep things from us or to withhold what is good. He delights in blessing every living thing in His creation. Without this awareness we will have a wrong perspective of who God is. With this right idea, however, we can move in faith and confidence of who He is toward us.

This is a basic issue that has to be settled. Many, because of religion, theology, experience, and formed belief systems, consider that God doesn’t want us to prosper. At least they believe this is of no interest to Him one way or the other. Provision for life, however, is basic to the quality of life we can live. If we are certain that it is the passion of God to open His hand and satisfy us, we can believe He is a good God who delights in the prosperity of His servants (Ps. 35:27). The word satisfy in Hebrew is saba`. It means to fill to satisfaction, have enough, be weary of. In other words, when God opens His hand, His provision is so abundant that we can even become weary of it. Wow! This is not a negative; it is just letting us know that when God provides, it is in superabundance and not just enough to get by. He satisfies us! In His hand is such blessing that we never want again.

Lord, as I approach Your Courts, let it be known that I believe You are the God of the opened hand. Your provision is so abundant that we as Your people will not want (Ps. 23:1). Thank You that from Your Courts there is a release of this, which I believe and trust You for. In Jesus’s name, amen.