Does God Have the Whole World in His Hands?

Does God have the whole world in His hands?

With political unrest, lack of peace, the current state of our world, and persecution of Christians, the mental image of God holding the world brings me comfort. A security astounding an often weary soul.

And it’s during the Christmas season, we search for peace and security maybe as never before.

But I’ve often wondered something about the first Christmas. The birth of Jesus. What was it like for Mary and Joseph to hold Him?

The Holy Scriptures tell us they laid Christ in a manger. Yet, we can be sure they held the Christ child. Loving parents in awe of a baby.

Surely, relatives later took their turn. Those family members, “I can’t wait to get my hands on Him.” So, who doesn’t want to hold a baby and the new addition to one’s family tree? Aunts and uncles. All the common kinfolk. To lay their eyes on Him. To behold Him. And to hold Jesus.

They actually held God incarnate in their hands.

Me, you, the whole world

Jesus’ relatives held Him, but does God hold us in His hands?

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