See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me. Isaiah 49:16
I have a couple indoor palm plants that I’ve had to repot several times over the years because of how they’ve grown. I’ve put time into those plants and was concerned about leaving them without (what I felt) the necessary water to sustain them while we were gone. My hubby was adamant that they’d be fine and that I shouldn’t worry about them.
As we were coming home from our trip, I was thinking about my dead plants that would be waiting for my return. I really dreaded having to tell my hubby that I told him so. I did! When I walked in the door, I prepared myself by closing my eyes as tight as I could before peeking through a slit in order to assess the damage. Imagine my surprise when I saw a perfectly healthy plant in front of me!
I had the strangest thing happen to me within the last few days. I had different people telling me to look at my palms. What in the world were they talking about? No way was I getting into any type of palm reading…that kind of stuff I won’t go near. These were people who I really trust, so I knew there was something to what they were telling me.
When I turned my palms up, I visually thought about God having me in the palms of His hands. A protected feeling came over me when I realized I have nothing to fear. There’s only one way for me to be and that is victorious. Here’s where it really got good! Although my plants took frontstage in my mind lately, it didn’t dawn on me to reference those palms until a while after my conversation.
I started to get excited when I looked up palm in the dictionary. Merriam-Webster said that a leaf of the palm is a symbol of victory or rejoicing. Remember what I said about being victorious if God had me in the palms of His hands? I’m getting excited again just typing this! Ok, ok, ok…now look at the palms of your hands. I learned that the shape of a palm’s leaves is like fingers on a hand. Oooh, it’s all coming together now!
There’s a hard challenge coming your way. I challenge you to take your palms wherever you go. Ha! I guess that’s not so hard after all. Whenever you question your strength, your circumstances, your purpose, or your future, I want you to look at your palms! Remember that you’re engraved on the palms of God’s hands.
Next, notice those fingers coming out from your palms, and think about those plants. Think of Jesus riding along on a donkey with the people waving those palms and rejoicing. Start rejoicing because Jesus has come. Think about victory and having no fear because who’s holding you.
Are you getting as excited as me? Remember to look at those palms and shout, “VICTORY!” Actually, you might want to just shout that silently in your mind on occasion…like when in school, visiting your child’s classroom, sitting in a meeting, eating at a fancy restaurant…you know what I’m saying. Besides that, just go for it and startle your children or parents! They probably think you’re a little strange anyway.
Look at your palms and know victory today, tomorrow, and always!
