"Ambisinistrous": what Garfield wasn't (the president, not the cat).

The picture at the left can portray either an ambidextrous man or an ambisinistrous one...which means that they are opposites. An ambisinistrous person is clumsy with both hands!  (When referring to the lower extremities, it's known as "having two left feet"!)
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The 20th U.S. president, James Garfield, was the first ambidextrous man to fill the position.  (So he was not ambisinistrous.)  In fact, I read that he was able to write in Greek with one hand and in Latin with the other hand - at the same time. (I couldn't write in Greek no matter which hand I used!)                             ********************

This made me think of Someone else's hands.  Someone who is never ambisinistrous, and is ambidextrous (so to speak) to an exponential degree. God's hand and his arm are:

STRONG:  "Ah, Sovereign LORD, You have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm.  Nothing is too hard for You."  (Jeremiah 32:17)

"In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all."  (I Chronicles 29:12)

FAITHFUL: "If I go up to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in the depths, You are there.  If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast."  (Psalm 139:8-10)

"I will cling to You; your right hand upholds me."  (Psalm 63:8)

TENDER: "He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; He gently leads those that have young."  (Isaiah 40:11)

"For I am the LORD your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear: I will help you."  (Isaiah 41:13)

PROTECTIVE:  In the words of Jesus: "I give them eternal life and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand."  (John 10:28)

"Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve my life.  You stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes; with your right hand You save me."  (Psalm 138:7)
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A few days after I had given birth to my firstborn, I was resting, exhausted, on the bed, and suddenly I felt two enormous, gentle, loving arms reach down and enfold me...just like I cradled my new baby, He cradled me.  If I had been able to see the palm of his hand, I would have seen my name. **

These verses are only "the tip of the iceberg".   Again and again God assures us that the very best possible place for us to be is in his arms.  His mighty hand is one of our greatest resources!

                                           Father, what better place to be?  
                                             Hold me close to your heart, 
                                    where I can feel the love that moved You 
                                 to write my name on the palms of your hands!
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**See, I have written your name on the palms of my hand."  (Isaiah 49:16)