Bible Lesson: Church Symbol-Hand Of God-Providence

Bible Lesson: Symbols Of The Church Of Jesus Christ.

Church Symbol: Manus Dei/ The Hand Of God.

The picture of the hand of God, speaks of the "Providence," of God.

Providence, speaks of the care and keeping of Almighty God, the universe, and the people He has created.
God has, “not,” created the universe and, man and left us to ourselves.

The True Word of the Lord, tells of His care and keeping.

Deuteronomy 33:27 KJV
The Eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and He shall thrust out the enemy from before thee;...

Psalm 18:35 KJV
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.

Psalm 33:13-15 KJV
[13] The LORD looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men.
[14] From the place of His habitation He looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
[15] He fashioneth their hearts alike; He considereth all their works.

Psalm 37:23,28 KJV
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and He delighteth in his way.
For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not His saints; they are preserved for ever:..

Psalm 91:11,12 NAS
11.For He will give His angels charge concerning you, To guard you in all your ways.
12.They will bear you up in their hands, That you do not strike your foot against a stone.

Psalm 121:1-3 KJV
[1] I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
[2] My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
[3] He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber.

Psalm 145:9-17 NAS
9. The LORD is good to all, And His mercies are over all His works.
10.All Your works shall give thanks to You, O LORD, And Your godly ones shall bless You.
11.They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom And talk of Your power ;
12.To make known to the sons of men Your mighty acts And the glory of the majesty of Your kingdom.
13.Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
14.The LORD sustains all who fall And raises up all who are bowed down.
15.The eyes of all look to You, And You give them their food in due time.
16.You open Your hand And satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17 The LORD is righteous in all His ways And kind in all His deeds.

Proverbs 2:8 KJV
He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of His saints.

Isaiah 41:10 KJV
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness.

Isaiah 46:4 NLT
I will be your God throughout your lifetime—until your hair is white with age.
I made you, and I will care for you.
I will carry you along and save you.

Matthew 6:25-30 KJV
[25] Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
[26] Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your Heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
[27] Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
[28] And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
[29] And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
[30] Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall He not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Matthew 10:28-31 NLT
28 “Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
29 What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it.
30 And the very hairs on your head are all numbered.
31 So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.

Acts 14:15-17 NAS
15...God, WHO MADE THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH AND THE SEA AND ALL THAT IS IN THEM.
16."In the generations gone by He permitted all the nations to go their own ways;
17.and yet He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness."

Romans 8:28 KJV
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.

I Peter 5:7 KJV
Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you.

II Timothy 4:18 KJV
And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto His heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Hebrews 1:1-3 KJV
[1] God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
[2] Hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds;
[3] Who being the brightness of His glory, and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power,