Good Morning Sunshine! So, What’s in Your Hands? Whatever it is God Can Use It!

Exodus 4:2–4 (NIV) ~ “Then the Lord said to him, ‘What is that in your hand?’ ‘A staff,’ he replied. The Lord said, ‘Throw it on the ground.’ Moses threw it on the ground and it became a snake, and he ran from it. Then the Lord said to him, ‘Reach out your hand and take it by the tail.’ So Moses reached out and took hold of the snake and it turned back into a staff in his hand.”

Luke 6:38 (KJV) ~ “Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.”

Moses was called by God to lead Israel out of Egypt, yet his first response was doubt. He pointed to his inadequacies, his speech, his background, his fear. But God shifted the conversation away from what Moses lacked and asked him, “What is in your hand?” Moses carried only a shepherd’s staff; a common stick he used to guide sheep. But in the hands of God, that staff became an instrument of miracles. With it, Moses confronted Pharaoh, parted the Red Sea, struck the rock to bring water, and displayed signs that revealed God’s power. The message is timeless: God does not need what you don’t have, He multiplies what you do have.

You have already read about what happens when people placed the little they had in God’s hands. A shepherd’s rod became a mighty instrument to part waters, a sling and stone became a weapon of victory against a giant, and a small lunch fed multitudes until there was overflow. Time and time again, Scripture shows us that what seems ordinary in our sight becomes extraordinary when surrendered to the Lord. What looks like “not enough” in your hands is more than enough in His.

So, what’s in your hands today? Is it a gift, a talent, a resource, or even a weakness you’ve been holding onto? Whatever it is, God can use it. He doesn’t require perfection, just surrender. When you release what you have into His care, He breathes on it, multiplies it, and turns it into something greater than you could imagine. In His hands, the ordinary is transformed, the broken is mended, and the small becomes significant.

Imagine a musician sitting with only a single instrument. To an untrained ear, it might seem too little to create a symphony. But in the right hands, that one instrument can fill a room with sound, move hearts, and shift atmospheres. The same is true with God; He never asks you for what you don’t have, He asks you for what you’re already holding. What seems too small, too ordinary, or too weak in your grip can become extraordinary when surrendered into His. The same question God asked Moses is the question He asks us today, “What is in your hand?” The measure you release is the measure God multiplies (Luke 6:38). When you surrender what you carry, whether it’s talent, time, treasure, or testimony, He fills it with His power and turns the ordinary into extraordinary.

Moses only had a staff, but when it was surrendered, it became a sign of God’s authority. What was once an ordinary tool for shepherding became a weapon of deliverance. This reveals that nothing in your hand is wasted when laid at the feet of the Master. The very thing you may overlook, God may intend to use as fuel for His fire. Luke 6:38 reminds us that God measures back what we measure out. If you hold tightly to what you carry, that’s all you will have. But when you release it in obedience, God multiplies it and returns it in overflowing abundance, pressed down, shaken together, and running over. Moses’ staff was not powerful in itself; its power was revealed when Moses released it in obedience.

The widow of Zarephath gave her last portion of flour and oil, and God sustained her and her son through famine (1 Kings 17:12–16). A young boy gave his loaves and fish, and Jesus fed thousands (John 6:9–11). Hannah gave her son Samuel to the Lord, and he became a prophet to the nations (1 Samuel 1:27–28). Each story shows the same truth, what you give, God multiplies. What you release, God fills with His fire. The staff also represents your weaknesses. Moses initially resisted God’s call because he felt unqualified and incapable of speaking well. But God did not ask Moses to perform from his strength, He asked him to surrender his weakness. Paul reminds us in 2 Corinthians 12:9 that God’s power is made perfect in weakness. The staff in your hand may feel unimpressive, but God delights in using weakness to display His strength.

When Moses threw down his staff, it became a serpent, and he was afraid. Sometimes when you release what you hold, God shows you what it truly is, and the revelation may startle you. But the miracle came when Moses reached down in faith and picked it up again. What you release in obedience, you must also grasp in trust. God not only reveals, He redeems. Consider Proverbs 11:25: “A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.” When you give freely, you position yourself to receive. Withholding what’s in your hand may feel safe, but it limits what God can do. Release becomes the pathway to refreshment.

The Red Sea didn’t part until Moses stretched out the staff. Water didn’t flow from the rock until the staff struck it. Miracles didn’t happen until he used what was already in his hand in obedience to God’s Word, the same thing is true for you today. Your breakthrough will come not from waiting for something new, but from using what you already hold. Sometimes what’s in your hand looks too natural to be supernatural. A staff, a sling, a jar of oil, a handful of flour, these all appear common. Yet in Scripture, they became instruments of deliverance. What you see as plain or insignificant may be the very tool God wants to use to demonstrate His glory.

Obedience often feels uncomfortable at first. Moses had to face his fear when the staff became a serpent. Likewise, you may have to face insecurities, opposition, or uncertainty when releasing what you carry. But miracles are born on the other side of obedience. God doesn’t need much to display His glory. 1 Corinthians 1:27 reminds you that He uses the foolish to shame the wise and the weak to shame the strong. By using a staff, God showed Israel that the miracle was not in the object but in His power. The ordinary became extraordinary because it was surrendered.

The truth of Luke 6:38 flows through this lesson: the measure you release is the measure you receive. If you sow sparingly, you reap sparingly; if you sow generously, you reap generously (2 Corinthians 9:6). God is not looking for perfection; He is looking for obedience and generosity of heart. When you offer God what you carry, He not only multiplies it for you, He also uses it to bless others. Just as Moses’ staff became a sign to Pharaoh and a lifeline to Israel, what you hold today could be the key to someone else’s deliverance tomorrow. Your obedience fuels not only your fire but also the fire in others. So, what’s in your hand? Is it your gift, your calling, your resources, or even your brokenness? Whatever it is, surrender it. Release it into God’s hands. Trust Him to transform it. And remember: what you measure to Him, He measures back to you, always in greater, overflowing measure.

Let’s Pray:

Father, I thank You that You are the God who asks me not for what I lack but for what I carry. Like You asked Moses, You ask me today, “What is in your hand?” Help me to recognize that what feels small, ordinary, or weak in my grip becomes powerful when surrendered to You. Forgive me for the times I have dismissed my gifts, talents, or story as insignificant. Forgive me for comparing what I carry to others, forgetting that You placed this staff in my hand for a reason. Teach me to see value in what You’ve entrusted to me. Lord, I choose to release what I hold. Just as Moses laid down his staff, I lay down my abilities, my resources, my fears, and my weaknesses before You. Take them, Lord, and breathe upon them until they become instruments of deliverance and glory. Thank You for the truth of Luke 6:38, that the measure I use is the measure returned to me. Remind me that generosity unlocks abundance, and surrender invites overflow, pressed down, shaken together, and running over. Your Word declares in Proverbs 11:25 that those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed. As I give of what I carry, let me also be replenished by Your Spirit. May my release become the seed of someone else’s breakthrough. Father, strengthen me to stretch out what’s in my hand, even when it feels uncomfortable. Moses parted the Red Sea when he lifted the staff. He struck the rock, and water flowed. Help me to act in faith, believing that obedience always precedes miracles. Break the grip of fear and doubt in my spirit. When I see what I release take a form I don’t understand, remind me that You are sovereign. Help me not to run from the transformation but to trust You in it. Thank You, Lord, that You delight in using the weak things to shame the strong. I don’t have to be impressive; I just have to be surrendered. Remind me that the miracle is not in what I hold but in the God who empowers it. Teach me to give not sparingly but generously. Your Word says in 2 Corinthians 9:6 that whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Let my giving, of time, talents, and resources, be marked by faith and not by fear. Lord, let my life testify that nothing surrendered is wasted. Every staff laid down becomes a symbol of Your glory. Every act of obedience becomes fuel for Your fire. Every offering becomes a seed of multiplication. Father, I release my hands to You today. Take my ordinary and make it extraordinary. Take what I carry and use it for deliverance, for provision, and for the advancement of Your kingdom. Thank You that You are faithful to multiply what I give. You never leave me empty. You always return in greater measure than I could ever imagine. Today, I declare that what’s in my hand belongs to You. I surrender it freely, I trust You completely, and I expectantly wait for You to use it powerfully. In the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Nugget:

God doesn’t need what you don’t have, He only asks for what’s in your hand. Release it, and He will return it in greater measure, pressed down and running over.

Blessings…

Love, Dr. Jean