May 2026

Dearly beloved in Christ,

The Lord is good and His love endures forever!

Greetings in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus

Christ!

This month, we will meditate on the LEADING HANDS

of the Lord Jesus Christ. Across the Bible, “the hand of

the Lord” appears many times. It always points to God’s

direct involvement – sometimes in discipline, sometimes

in redemption, and sometimes in empowering His

prophets and disciples.

A few examples are: Exodus 9:3 records the plague on

Egypt’s livestock. Deuteronomy 2:15 shows God’s

dealings against the wilderness generation. 1Samuel 5 : 6, 9, 11

shows that the hand of the Lord was heavy

upon the Philistines. Joshua 4:24 demonstrates His

power among the nations. Ruth 1:13 shows Naomi

lamenting; yet even in her bitterness, God was present.

1 Kings 18:46 shows how the hand of the Lord gave

Elijah supernatural strength. 2 Kings 3:15 records that

Elisha prophesied as God’s hand came upon him. Isaiah

41:10 – “I will uphold you with my righteous right

hand.” Ezekiel 37:1 explains how Ezekiel was carried by

God’s hand to the valley of dry bones.

Luke 1:66 describes how people recognized God’s

hand on John the Baptist. Acts 11:21 says that many

believed because His hand was with the church. Acts

13:11 gives an account of how Elymas was struck blind.

YHWH had promised Moses that He would go before

the camp of the Israelites. It was a spectacular display of

the Lord’s leading—guiding His people day and night by

pillars of cloud and fire (Exodus 13:21–22). The leading

hand of God remains with us today in every situation of

our lives. The Exodus community, along with the

children born during the wilderness journey, witnessed

this extraordinary work of God. The redeemed Israelites

also saw His mighty hand in the crossing of the Red Sea

and declared that there is no one like YHWH. Both

leaders and people rejoiced and celebrated God’s

involvement in their lives (Exodus 14:21–31). Later, on

Mount Sinai, the Lord again promised Moses that He

would send His Angel to lead His people through the

wilderness. This Angel would go before them, defeat

their enemies, and provide for their needs (Exodus

34:1–7).

The resurrected Lord Jesus Christ, ascended into

heaven and He affirmed His promise by leading the

apostles in their church-planting ministry. They had

seen the work of the Holy Spirit in their evangelistic

work (Mark 16:12-20). The Lord ascended into heaven

and promised that He would send His Holy Spirit to lead

us on a daily basis. He counsels us and leads us into

green pastures and still waters (Psalm 23). Wherever we

go His hand will lead us – whether in the wilderness, the

ocean, a deserted place or a fertile land (Psalm 139:7-

11).

In the later part of this month, we will reflect on the

anointing of the Holy Spirit and the Trinity, in view of

Pentecost and Trinity Sunday. The outpouring of the

Holy Spirit was prophesied by the prophet Joel and was

witnessed on the Day of Pentecost in the Upper Room in

Jerusalem. The Holy Spirit was also poured out upon the

Gentiles during Peter’s preaching at the house of

Cornelius, the centurion (Acts 2:1–13; 10:44–48).

There will also be meditations on the Trinity and the

blessings of the Triune God as we celebrate Trinity

Sunday (Mathew 28:18–20; 2 Corinthians 13:11–14).

May God bless you in the month of May.

With blessings

Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan,

Senior Pastor.