Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord – Psalm 134:2
According to the precept set forth by Moses, one of the duties of the priest in the tent of tabernacles was to lift up his hands in a wave and heave motion in what was called a wave and heave offering. Today, we understand that the vertical heave offering is a way of acknowledging how the sacrifice put us in right standing with God and the horizontal wave offering is a way of acknowledging how the sacrifice puts us in right relationship with each other. Hence the heave and wave offering together is a representation of the cross (vertical and horizontal) and what Jesus Christ did. When you lift up your hands in worship, you are acknowledging that you belong to God and that your lives belong to Him. It is a posture of surrender (humility) that leads you to be empowered by Him. The Lord is blessed anytime you present yourself as a vessel to be used by Him. May you lift up your heart to Him as you lift up your hands to Him.
I will not just lift my hands but my heart to Him who is worthy
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