MORE THAN RELIGION

“I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.” 
1 Timothy 2:8(KJV)

Religion is the worship of God based on human assumptions. Religion is also the worship of God based on human tradition. For instance, there many things Christians practice without knowing why they should do it. Lets take the lifting up of our hands in worship before God as an example. Do you know that it is scriptural practice for you to lift up your hands when you worship or pray to God?

The Bible shows this to us in Psalm 141:2, “Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.” This reveals to you the importance of the lifting up of your hands in prayer or worship to God. This is because every time you lift up your hands in worship or prayer to God, He receives it just like the evening sacrifice offered in the Old Testament at 3pm in the afternoon.

When you study the Bible, you will discover that the time of the evening sacrifice in the Bible is a time where high angelic activity is experienced. In Daniel 9:21, you will discover that the angel Gabriel appeared to Daniel at the time of the evening sacrifice. Also in the New Testament, you will discover the angel appeared to Cornelius in Acts 10:3 at the time of the evening sacrifice.

Therefore, when I lift up my hands to God in worship or prayer I am offering up to Him my evening sacrifice and at the same time, angelic activities is activated on my behalf which leads to the speedy answer to my prayers.

Therefore, the next time you pray or worship the Father lifting up your hands you now know what it stands for and what it means. The lifting up of your hands is no longer a tradition, but it becomes something you do by revelation. That is true worship.  

PRAYER
Dear Father, may the lifting up of my hands be as an evening sacrifice, and may the calves and fruits of my lips be acceptable to you sanctified of the Holy Spirit in Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read:
Psalm 134:1-2, 1 Kings 18:36-39, Psalm 28:2, Psalm 63:4,
Lamentations 3:14.

DOING THE WORD
Practice lifting your hands when you pray and worship the Father.