Moses sent a plague of lice upon the Egyptians because of Pharaoh’s hard heart. The magicians then tried to recreate the judgment but could not. The magicians then declared to the Pharaoh, “This is the finger of God”(Exodus 8:19). Even the idolatrous magicians recognized God’s finger.

Later, Moses himself experienced the touch of God: “Then the Lord delivered to me two tablets of stone written with the finger of God” (Deuteronomy 9:10). So, God’s finger is apparent to both the ungodly and the godly.

In the New Testament, Jesus demonstrated the power of God by delivering a demon-possessed man. The religious Pharisees criticized him, to which Jesus declared, “But if I cast out demons with the finger of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you” (Luke 11:20).

Clearly, the finger of God is God reaching into our world. Are we receptive when God reaches out to us? There is great power available if we can recognize it.