LIFTING YOUR HANDS TO THE LORD

OCTOBER 31 2025

Let my prayer be set forth before thee as

incense; and the lifting up of my hands

as the evening sacrifice (Psalm 141:2).

When people are asked to lift their hands in

worship during a church service, some respond

mechanically or not at all, often because they haven’t

been trained in spiritual things. If they truly understood

the spiritual significance of lifting their hands to the Lord,

it wouldn’t be a struggle.

Years ago, in some meetings, I made an important

observation: many of those who were healed had been

unable to lift their hands due to pain. This caught my

attention, and I asked the Spirit of God why so many people

had this problem. He said, “I told them to worship with

hands lifted; I instructed that all men pray everywhere lifting

up holy hands, but they wouldn't.” Years later, they found

themselves unable to lift their hands without effort or pain.

The lesson there was this: had they been worshipping

with their hands lifted regularly, as God had instructed, such

limitations wouldn’t have developed. But thank God for His

grace that brought them healing. Never think that lifting

your hands is unnecessary or even embarrassing while

you’re praying or worshipping the Lord. It’s an act of faith,

spiritual responsiveness, and yieldedness to the Spirit.

Even if lifting your hands was a painful effort before

you became a Christian, keep practicing lifting them to

the Lord in worship. By so doing, you’re acting on the

Word. Before long, those same hands will rise higher and

higher, effortlessly and without pain. Hebrews 12:12-13

says, “...lift up the hands which hang down, and the

feeble knees; And make straight paths for your feet,

lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but

let it rather be healed.”

Many of God’s children suffer physically, not because

something is inherently wrong but because they neglect

to do what the Word says, and Satan capitalizes on that.

So, learn to act on the Word. Let your spirit train your body

in worship. Keep lifting your hands in praise and you’ll

experience such glory in your life that you never imagined.

PRAYER

Dear Father, I thank you for the privilege and blessing of

worshipping you with my hands lifted in reverence and in

love. There’s none like you. You’re great and mighty, the

King of all and God of all flesh who alone has immortality

and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has

seen or can see. To you be honour and everlasting power

forever. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:

Psalm 134:1-2; Lamentations 3:41; 1 Timothy 2:8 NIV

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

Philemon 1:1-25 & Jeremiah 33

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

John 8:44-59 & 2 Kings 24-25