PRAISING GOD WITH UP LIFTED HANDS

'                                                  "Lifting up holy hands" 1 Timothy 2:8

                                         Edward Proffitt, Th. D.

 

 

One of the principal Hebrew words for praise is YADAH. It appears106 times in the Old Testament scriptures' and is translated as "praise, give thanks, thanks, confess".

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Yadah literally means "to worship with extended hands, to throw out the hands, to give thanks to God". It is derived from the root word "YAD" which is the Hebrew word for hand.

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Raising our hands in worship is a powerful and visible expression of praise. Or hands are a part of almost every deep emotional reaction we feel.

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In reference:

***An angry person will clinch their hands into a fist.

***A guilty person will try to hide their hands.

***A worried person wrings their hands.

***A desperate person throws up their hands.

***A accusing person point their finger.

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In expressing strong feelings of pride, a believer will lift their hands in worship; this is ethe essence of

"YADAH PRAISE"

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There is no question that "YADAH PRAISE" IS COMMENDED  BY God for His people.

Why does God want us to raise our hands in worship? Of what value is it??

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One man gave four reasons:

***The raised hand is a salute to God.

***The raised hand is the universal sign of surrender.

***The raised hand is a sign of intimacy with God.

***the raised hand is a sign of agreement and confession.

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In 2nd Chronicles' 20, Judah is victorious over the Moabites, and the Ammonites. After waiting upon God the People received a clear battle plan. They were to march into battle with a choir in front of the soldiers. AS they marched to battle saying, "praise the Lord", with their HANDS RAISED. What did the raised hand mean? It was a salute to their God whose battle plan they were following. It was a sign of their personal surrender to God's will, reaching up to God in trust and confidence.

 

Praise is a powerful force, It releases and expresses our faith

which in turn releases God's power. Don't wait for the right

mood to praise God. Choose to praise Him with your hand's

lifted up. March into your battle with the power of:

      'YADAH PRAISE"

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