Day Eleven // March 1 // The Surrendered Hands of Christ “Surrender the thing you fear into the hands of God. Turn it right over to God and ask Him to solve it with you. Fear is keeping things in your own hands; faith is turning them over into the hands of God.” – E. Stanley Jones –
Amidst a twisted grove of olive trees, holy hands that once spun the world into motion willingly gave themselves over to being bound. Having just been clasped in prayer, the Savior’s hands now lay prone against His side. And they had done such good. His hands had opened blind eyes. They had cast out demons and restored lepers to life. His hands were powerful – bringing healing and comfort to the masses. But even bound – tied with fetters of fear and jealousy and hate – our Lord’s hands would be victorious, for they were still capable of being spread out in love. Maybe no more powerfully than in that moment, when He willingly denied Himself and gave Himself over, had His hands worked such miracles. Fingers that had once
