I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands,
without wrath and doubting (1 Timothy 2:8).
Some people don’t understand the reason we lift our hands in prayer and
worship. It’s one of those things we’re admonished in the Scriptures to do, and
it’s so important. Paul said, “I will therefore that men pray every where,
lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.” This has nothing to do with
how you feel; it’s a spiritual instruction, with immense spiritual benefits.
But not many understand these things. They have to be taught. Spiritual
things can be taught, just as natural things of life can be taught. And once
you learn them and respond accordingly, you’ll be amazed at how your life just
keeps moving forward and upward.
There’s something deeply spiritual and pleasing to the Lord about lifting
your hands to Him in worship and prayer. Though your hands are physical,
there’s a connection between them and your spirit, when you lift them up to the
Lord. It’s a spiritual connection between the outward nature and the inward
man. It’s not a mere routine. You’re using them to guide yourself and your
spirit towards God.
In Psalm 141:2, David said, “Let my prayer be set forth before thee as
incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.” The lifting
up of your hands to the Lord is far more pleasing to Him than offering physical
sacrifices. If the Lord delights so much in seeing you lift your holy hands to
Him, then it means it’s something you should take very seriously. You ought to
do it because the Word says so! It’s a training you must imbibe, for it’s a
spiritual act of reverence.
CONFESSION: Blessed Lord, I lift my hands to you in holiness, in praise
and adoration, declaring that you alone are God; your glory fills the earth!
Thank you for your beauty, and righteousness revealed in me; my heart is filled
with praise, and my hands lifted high, in honour of your majesty, and
greatness.
FURTHER STUDY: Psalm 134:2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless
the LORD. 3 The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion .
1 Kings 8:54 And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying
all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar
of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Luke 2:21-52, Deuteronomy 13-15
2 YEAR BIBLEREADING
PLAN: Romans 1:1-12, Psalm 85-86
2 YEAR BIBLE
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