Bible Question:
Re: Acts 17:25 (NIV) And he is not served by human hands as if he needed anything, because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else. Does this refer to worship in that we shouldn't raise our hands or lift our hands during worship? |
Bible Answer: Hi Geebers50, Psalm 28:2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle. Psalm 63:4 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. Psalm 88:9 Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee. Psalm 119:48 My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes. Psalms 134:2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD. There are more verses besides, but these should be enough. Lift up your hand to the Lord in prayer and worship, and bless Him! The passage in Acts tells us that there is nothing that we can make for God that He needs. He already gives us everything. Our hands are our primary way to manipulate our environment, and as such speak of our ability to make or to do things. As we lift our hands to the Lord, we offer ourselves to Him, both what we are, and what we can do. 1 Timothy 2:8 I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting. Love in Christ, Mark |