Be Still And Know

1 Timothy 2:8 'In every place of worship, I want men to pray with holy hands lifted up to God, free from anger and controversy.' Lifting up hands in worship has happened for thousands of years. The psalmists often referred to it. In Psalm 63:4, King David proclaimed: “I will praise you as long as I live, lifting up my hands to you in prayer.” But the truth is that, by itself, lifting our hands in worship says nothing at all about what is happening in our hearts. A person could be living the most immoral life and thrust their hands in the air. Paul was concerned that those who worshipped God in this way were doing so in the right spirit. He wanted to know that their hands were holy, and that the person worshipping wasn’t angry or stirring up controversy. When we worship God, we must come in holiness. That is to say, our minds must be focused on God. It is so easy for us to come to worship with our minds distracted by any number of things. For that reason, it is often very helpful to make sure that we have