The Dancing Hand of God (Part #2) ~ Dr William P. Hohman

Dancing Hand God Overview

In this powerful continuation of his series, Dr. William P. Hohman opens by revisiting the foundational truth that God created everything by speaking it into existence — yet with man, He took a hands-on approach, forming Adam from the dust and breathing life directly into him. This intimate act of creation sets the stage for the entire message: God desires a personal, hands-on relationship with every believer. Drawing from Genesis 2, Psalm 46, John 4, Zephaniah 3, and Mark 11, Dr. Hohman weaves together the imagery of the hidden rivers of Eden, the living water Jesus offered the Samaritan woman, and the dancing, rejoicing God of Zephaniah to show that provision, peace, and power are available from within the believer through the Holy Spirit. A memorable thermostat analogy illustrates the difference between Christians who merely report on the world’s problems and those who actively speak the Word and change their circumstances. Dr. Hohman exhorts believers to stop acting as spiritual thermometers and start functioning as regulators — declaring God’s promises, spending time in His presence, and allowing the anointing to flow daily, especially in a world marked by increasing corruption, economic instability, and moral confusion.

Dancing Hand God Outline

• 00:00 – Recap and Foundation of the Series: Dr. Hohman reviews the core premise introduced in Part 1: God created everything by speaking it into existence, but fashioned man hands-on from the dust, establishing a pattern of intimate, personal involvement that defines His relationship with humanity.
• 07:30 – The Anointing and Daily Fellowship with God: The word ‘anointing’ is unpacked as hands-on rubbing with oil, likened to a massage that removes knots. Morning time with God is portrayed as essential preparation that ensures your strength exceeds the demands of the day.
• 15:00 – The Hidden Rivers of Eden and Their Meaning: Genesis 2:10-14 is explored in detail. The four rivers that watered the garden — including the gold-bearing Pishon — are shown to be types and shadows of God’s provision, now hidden by corruption but restored through Christ.
• 24:00 – Psalm 46 and the River That Makes Glad: Psalm 46:1-7 is read in the context of end-times shaking. Despite roaring seas and collapsing kingdoms, there is a river whose streams make the city of God glad — a promise for the church in turbulent times.
• 33:00 – Jesus and the Living Water in John 4: The encounter with the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s Well is examined. Jesus offers living water that becomes a fountain springing up from within — a gift that surpasses any external or governmental provision.
• 43:00 – The Thermostat Principle: Regulator vs. Thermometer: A practical illustration contrasts thermometer Christians, who only report on bad conditions, with thermostat Christians who use their words and faith to change their environment, just as God spoke creation into being.
• 51:00 – Zephaniah 3 and the Dancing God: Zephaniah 3:14-17 is opened to reveal a God who rejoices over His people with singing and spins with exultant joy. Believers are called not to fear evil but to keep their hands active, partnering with God’s choreography.
• 57:00 – Speaking the Word and Mark 11 Faith: Mark 11:22-24 closes the message with Jesus’ direct command to speak to mountains. Dr. Hohman calls believers to be doers of the Word, declaring what God says rather than what circumstances dictate, to see lasting change.

Scripture References

Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10-14, Romans 8, 1 Corinthians 12:7, Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 46:1-7, John 4:7-14, Zephaniah 3:14-17, Proverbs 18:20-21, James 1, Mark 11:22-24, Romans 1:20, Romans 12

Key Takeaways

• God’s hands-on creation of Adam reveals His desire for personal, intimate relationship with every believer — not distant religion but daily fellowship.
• The word ‘manifestation’ derives from the Latin ‘manus’ meaning hand and ‘festive’ meaning to dance, revealing that the Holy Spirit is literally choreographing the life of every yielded believer.
• The hidden rivers of Eden are a type and shadow of the provision, prosperity, and living water that Jesus restores to all who confess Him as Lord and Savior.
• Morning prayer is not optional maintenance — it is the anointing that ensures your strength will always exceed the demands of the day ahead.
• Believers are called to be thermostats, not thermometers: instead of simply reporting the world’s corruption, speak the Word of God and actively change the atmosphere around you.
• God rejoices over His people with dancing and exultant joy, and He invites every believer to partner in that dance by keeping their hands active and their mouths aligned with His promises.
• Life and death are in the power of the tongue; a man’s stomach is satisfied by the fruit of his mouth, making what you declare every day a matter of survival and flourishing.

Dancing Hand God Notes

God’s Hands-On Pattern of Creation

Dr. Hohman opens by drawing a sharp distinction between how God created everything else and how He created man. Animals and light were spoken into existence, but when it came to humanity, God knelt into the dust, fashioned a body with His hands, and breathed His own breath of life into it. This was not an accidental difference. It established the pattern for every relationship God desires to have with a person — not remote, not transactional, but intimate and tactile. The new birth mirrors this: when someone receives Jesus, they come face to face with God just as Adam did in his first moment of consciousness.

What the Anointing Actually Means

Many believers treat the anointing as a vague spiritual atmosphere, but Dr. Hohman anchors it in its Hebrew meaning: to rub with oil, hands-on. He compares it to a skilled massage therapist working knots out of tired muscles. When a believer spends time in prayer each morning, they are allowing God to work the tension and resistance of daily life out of them, preparing them to far exceed the demands of the day. Deuteronomy promises that the day will not be stronger than you, yet many believers feel overwhelmed precisely because they skipped this daily preparation and entered the day without the anointing.

The Thermostat Illustration That Changes Everything

Perhaps the most memorable moment in the sermon is the thermostat analogy. A thermostat contains both a thermometer, which reads the existing environment, and a regulator, which changes it. Dr. Hohman challenges believers who constantly declare how bad things are — high prices, moral collapse, government corruption — noting that they are functioning as thermometers, accurately reporting but never changing anything. God, who spoke creation into existence before He built it with His hands, is calling believers to use their mouths as regulators. Proverbs 18:20-21 confirms that a man’s stomach is satisfied by the fruit of his mouth, and that life and death are in the power of the tongue.

Living Water Hidden Then Restored

The two rivers of Eden that no one can locate today — the Pishon and the Gihon — are not a geographical mystery but a spiritual statement. Corruption concealed what God freely provided. Every type of provision, prosperity, and treasure was built into the garden before Adam ever arrived, yet sin buried it. Jesus comes as the redeemer of that original design. In John 4, He tells the Samaritan woman that the living water He offers will not come from an external well but will spring up from within her as a fountain of everlasting life. What corruption hid outwardly, Christ restores inwardly.

The Dancing God of Zephaniah Three

Zephaniah 3:17 gives one of Scripture’s most astonishing images: God Himself spinning with exultant, dancing joy over His people. The Hebrew word translated ‘rejoice with joy’ carries the idea of spinning around with great exclamations, unable to contain delight. This is the same God whose ‘manifestation of the Spirit’ — whose dancing hand — is given to every believer for their advantage in life. The same verse commands believers not to let their hands be slack, because the partnership requires both parties: God choreographs and rejoices, and the believer acts, speaks, and moves in step with what He has already declared.

Practical Steps to Partner with God’s Choreography

Dr. Hohman closes with a clear call to action rooted in three practices. First, spend daily time in prayer and let the anointing prepare you for the day. Second, speak the Word over your circumstances rather than declaring the problem — turn the regulator, not the thermometer. Third, be a doer of the Word as James 1 commands, because hearing alone produces self-deception. Mark 11:22-24 seals the point: speak to the mountain, do not doubt, and believe that what you say will come to pass. These are not motivational tips but the operating principles of the Kingdom, modeled by God Himself in the act of creation.

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