Romans 10:21: But to Israel he says: “All day long I have stretched out My hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”
Have you ever stopped to think how tiresome it is to hold your hands out for a long period of time? Try it sometime and see how long you can do it. It is one of the most tiring things in the world. When Moses held up his hands in prayer to God for Israel’s victory in battle, Aaron and Hur had to prop up his hands because he got so tired holding them up (see Exod. 17:9–12). But God says, “I have been holding out My hands to a disobedient people” (see Isa. 65:2). No one knows how gracious God has been to the nation Israel. 1
Application
- How are the hands of God upholding you today? Do you feel His strength under you?
- God will never get tired of reaching out to you. Will you receive His grace right now to cover all your failures?
Prayer
Lord, thank You for never giving up on me.
1. McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: The Epistles (Romans 9-16) (electronic ed., Vol. 43). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
