Exodus 4:2 MEV
The LORD said to him, “What is that in your hand?” And he said, “A rod.”

Throughout the bible, questions were asked as a means of helping man understand their standing with the Lord, get deeper in the word, and allow the hand of God to move freely in circumstances.
It would be great if I could say the first-ever question asked in the bible came from God but unfortunately, it didn’t, the first question in the Bible came from Satan in Genesis 3:1. The second question came from God in verse 9.
What is in your hand?” God’s question to Moses was to get Moses’ attention off his unsuitability for the assignment at hand to God’s choice and approval of him. God didn’t ask the question to get any information from Moses which God didn’t require, but to draw the attention of Moses to the need he raised.
Where Moses saw a staff, probably his shepherd’s crook, God saw more than that, a power tool He could use for His glory, an instrument of authority and office.
We find Elisha asking the widow a similar question in 2 kings 4:2 “what have you in the house?” Just like Moses, the widow saw only a small amount of oil, but Elisha saw a marketable and wealth-generating product. Because of the multipurpose use of oil, not only could she pay off her debt but would have enough for her family to live on.
What do you have in your hands? What services has the Lord put in your hands? What has God allowed you to go through, see, hear, and do that may be used as a rod for His glory. God uses whatever is already in your hands i.e., your experiences, your pain, disappointments, and resources as a tool for kingdom mandate.
Christians are mostly unfruitful because they believe they are not qualified to do what God calls them to do! I can identify with that; we always look for something that will help us feel we can do the job God calls us to and may not realize we already have it.
Good stewardship is expected from us about everything God’s given us- we cannot have a sense of entitlement over any skills, talents, and resources we have without having a sense of responsibility, everything we have is for service and according to 1 Peter 4:10, all believers have received at least one spiritual gift from God which must be used faithfully for God’s glory as stewards of God’s grace.
What was in Samson’s hand? He was given super strength by God, and he gained many victories with the jawbone of a Donkey in Judges 15:15.
Hannah held a small child in her hand, but when she gave him to God, he became a great prophet. So, what do you have in your hand?
What has God put in your hand?
Do you wonder how God might use you?
God equips people in various ways and diverse measures for His glory.
Your responses could be, I’m good with my hands, I can help get things done, I like to cook, I am good in administration, or more.
Allow God to use whatever He’s put in your hands, no matter how small, and He will use it supernaturally to His glory.
Shalom