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1 | Praise to him!!! | Ps 134:2 | eklektos | 172901 | ||
Grace, Although the verse in Psalms has to do with the servants of the sanctuary, I see a two-fold blessing in the raising of hands unto our Lord. Jesus said not to restrict the little ones to come unto him, and so, because of their innocence. Thus I see a toddler coming up to his/her parent and raising their hands toward them without saying a word and immediately the parent reaches down and picks up the infant. The infant needs close affection at that time and the parent is more than willing to give it. That is how I also see it with the Lord. I raise my hands to Him because I know He is my provider and I trust and love Him; in turn, He lifts me up into His arms and comforts me. What more can words say; the lifting of hands toward our Father says more words than can be printed. Paul exhorts us to do this also in his letter to Timothy, 1Ti 2:8 (KJV) "I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting." eklektos |
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2 | Where does the Lord put arms around you | Ps 134:2 | Searcher56 | 172903 | ||
eklektos, the CONTEXT is important ... What does the child's raising its hands have to do with either passage and where does the Bible say a child is innocent? Where does the Bible support ... That is how I also see it with the Lord. I raise my hands to Him because I know He is my provider and I trust and love Him; in turn, He lifts me up into His arms and comforts me. Searcher |
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3 | Where does the Lord put arms around you | Ps 134:2 | eklektos | 172907 | ||
Greetings Searcher, Undoubtedly, innocence, is a controversial word. Better, I had said humble as is stated in Mat. 18:4 talking about the child, "Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child ...". Humility seems to be a hard lesson for some grown-ups to attain. The child didn't humble himself, but the nature of the child is humble. They don't go off and plan how to rob a bank or want a new car every year or worry about not getting the raise they expected from their boss or go around and gossip about the neighbors. They run around the house with no clothes and think nothing about it. Their minds just aren't there yet. Their concerns are for the 'now' and everything is new to them and exciting. After five minutes they have forgotten that Billy hit them in the head with that toy. They harbor no hate. Haven't you seen that in their eyes? Human nature is human nature and not all things that we experience are in Scripture. Jesus ate fish, was it cooked? How many cups of water were added to the dough to make the bread? These things are not in Scripture. The child raising its hands is an analogy of a humbled person reaching up to the one that loves him and that the child knows that one. Reaching up to the Lord with our hands is also an acknowledgement that He is all in all (as a child sees its parents) and that our praise and adoration and love is to Him only. There doesn't seem to me that there is much to comprehend here. The act comes from love. You ask me, "Where does the Bible support ... That is how I also see it with the Lord. I raise my hands to Him because I know He is my provider and I trust and love Him; in turn, He lifts me up into His arms and comforts me." Answer: "Joh 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him." Answer: God is Spirit and we must worship Him in Spirit and Truth and He has sent us the Comforter. He IS my Comforter. Rom 8:16 "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:". In my worship I am comforted by His presence. This is no touchy feely thing. He promised, I will not leave you comfortless. He hasn't! I pray that all have experienced the presence of the Lord in their worship. It isn't one sided you know. I hope I have explained this for you. eklektos |
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4 | Where does the Lord put arms around you | Ps 134:2 | jlhetrick | 172911 | ||
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