I will therefore that men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting (1 Timothy 2:8).*_

The Bible enjoins us to pray with our hands lifted. This isn’t a mere gesture; it’s a spiritual signal of victory, an affirmation of victory. Something happens when you lift your hands in prayer, praise and worship to the Lord.

Think about Moses, when he lifted his hands during Israel’s battle with Amalek; Israel prevailed. But when his hands grew weary and came down, the enemy prevailed (Exodus 17:11).

But Aaron and Hur had to wisely improvise to make his hands stay perpetually lifted (Read the whole account in Exodus 17). When the hands were lifted, victory was assured. They discovered something spiritual that worked; something not even commanded in the Law. Then over in the New Testament, Paul reaffirms the same truth as read in our opening scripture.

Lifting your hands in prayer opens your spirit to divine inspiration, strength and power. It makes no difference the challenges you might be facing right now; perhaps this is what you haven’t done consistently yet. Every so often, lift your hands as you pray. Lift them in faith as a sign that you’ve prevailed.

Sometimes, as you pray, the Spirit of God may even move you to stretch your hand in a particular direction; this is spiritual. Remember Elisha told the king, “Open the window eastward…and shoot” (2 Kings 13:17). It was a prophetic action with spiritual significance.

In the same way, when you lift your hands in prayer, you’re enacting victory in the realm of the Spirit; it’s an affirmation of triumph. As you pray with lifted hands, utter words by the Spirit, knowing that in Christ Jesus, you’re victorious forever. Hallelujah!

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