Prayer Postures – Week 4

Lizzy Goff ~ 10.07.2020 ~ Hand-Raising

• Our hands speak loudly.
  • 1.  We lift our hands as a sign of and .
• Exodus. 17:11. “And so it was, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.”
• You are acknowledging God’s power.
  • 2.  We lift our hands as a sign of and willingness to .

• Psalm 119:48 ESV “I will lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes.”

• We want God to know we’re available for Him to use.
• Lifted hands show a heart of freedom and openness as opposed to being closed off.
  • 3.  We reach to God, because He reaches to us.
• When our arms are up toward God, they are up in expectation that He will draw near to us and hold us.
• Psalm 18:16-17 “He reached down from heaven and rescued me; He drew me out of deep water.  He rescued me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me and were too strong for me.”
• Lifting your hands speaks volumes.