DAILY GRACE DEVOTIONAL BY EVANG UBONG IFIOK
September 26, 2026
MY ANSWER IS IN HIS HANDS
SCRIPTURE: PSALM 31:15 (KJV)
“My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.”
There is a peace that comes when you finally understand that you do not have to control everything.
You have prayed. You have asked. You have believed. You have done what you can do. Now, you must trust the One who holds the answer.
“My times are in thy hand.”
What a powerful declaration.
David did not say that his times were in the hands of circumstances, people, opportunities, or his enemies. He placed his life in the hands of God.
That is where your answer belongs.
Sometimes, we become anxious because we want to know exactly how God will answer us. We want to know when the door will open, who will bring the opportunity, where the provision will come from, and how everything will work out.
But faith does not require you to know every detail.
Faith requires you to trust the One who knows every detail.
Isaiah 41:13 says:
“For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.”
God is not asking you to carry tomorrow today.
He is asking you to trust Him.
Your answer may involve a person you have never met, an opportunity you have never considered, a door you never expected to open, or a solution that is currently beyond your understanding.
God sees what you cannot see.
He knows what you do not know.
He can arrange what you cannot arrange.
He can connect what you cannot connect.
He can provide what you cannot provide.
And He can bring an answer without making you compromise your values or abandon your faith.
Psalm 37:5 says:
“Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.”
Your responsibility is to commit.
Your responsibility is to trust.
Your responsibility is to remain obedient and prepared.
God’s responsibility is to bring it to pass according to His wisdom and purpose.
Do not allow anxiety to make you force a door God has not opened.
Do not allow desperation to make you accept what God never assigned to you.
Do not allow impatience to make you exchange God’s best for temporary relief.
Your answer is in His hands.
And His hands are not weak.
His hands are not confused.
His hands are not limited.
The same hands that created the heavens can sustain your life. The same God who fed Israel in the wilderness can provide for you. The same God who remembered Hannah can remember you. The same God who made a way for His people can make a way where there appears to be no way.
So today, release the burden.
Stop rehearsing the problem.
Stop imagining every possible negative outcome.
Pray.
Trust.
Prepare.
And rest.
You may not know when the answer will come, but you can know who holds it.
And that is enough.
Your answer is in His hands.
CONFESSION
My times are in the hands of God. My future is in His hands. My provision is in His hands. My family, purpose, opportunities, and expectations are in His hands. I refuse to be ruled by fear or anxiety. I trust God’s wisdom, God’s timing, and God’s faithfulness. I will not force what God has not ordained. I will remain faithful, prepared, and expectant. The Lord will bring His purpose for my life to pass. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY
Psalm 37:3–7 Isaiah 41:10–13 Psalm 55:22 Proverbs 3:5–6 1 Peter 5:7
PRAYER
Father, I surrender every unanswered prayer into Your hands. I surrender the things I cannot control, the doors I cannot open, and the situations I cannot change.
Teach me to trust You completely.
When I am tempted to worry, remind me that my times are in Your hands. When I become impatient, remind me that Your timing is perfect. When I feel helpless, remind me that You are my Helper.
Give me wisdom to recognize the opportunities You bring and courage to walk through the doors You open.
Let no desperation push me outside Your will. Let no delay destroy my faith. Let no difficult circumstance make me forget Your faithfulness.
I trust You with my answer.
I trust You with my future.
I trust You with my life.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
DAILY BIBLE READING
One-Year Reading: Romans 10–12 Exodus 1–4
Two-Year Reading: Mark 11:20–33 Leviticus 13
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
You may not know what God is doing with your answer, but you can rest because you know who holds it.
