Seeking to Worship God - Psalm 63:4

 

Psalm 63:4
I will bless You as long as I live
I will lift up my hands in
Your Name.

Psalm 104:33
I will sing to The LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
Psalm 146:2
I will praise The LORD all my life; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

Psalm 143:6
I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah.
Hebrews 13:15
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.

    I lift up my hands to You. Yadah (pronounced: yaw-daw'). Worship that is never silent, nor immobile. Whether we "throw" our hands out in front of us, or "throw" our hands up in the air above us, or thrown over a sacrifice, our hands and our arms are in motion. 

    Granted, as our bodies age, it is much more difficult to exert our bodies in such a way, and yet, God gives strength to the weak. I can still raise my hands and my arms, just not for very long. I can still stand. I can still walk. Just not for very long, nor very far. Yet. 

    There are many action words which can describe how we move our hands and arms in His direction. We stretch out our hands in hopes of touching at least the hem of  His garment as He passes by. [Luke 8:43,44]. We reach up, extending our arms above us, stretching out fingers into the atmosphere, giving God everything we have within us. [Psalm 103:1].

    We lift our arms in front of us, our palms facing out, as if to press in towards His direction, if only to brush up against Him and hear what He has to say to us more clearly. [Mark 5:24]. We must remember, though, that while many surge around Him, not everyone will be seen or heard. It is the heart of the worshiper that God sees and hears and responds to. 

    Let us gather together amongst His congregations in His houses of prayer and lift up our hands to His Name. For Who He is. For what He's done for us. To bless His wonderful Name. To praise His Holy Name. To honor His mighty Name. 

Bless The Lord - Psalm 103

 

PSALM 103:2
Bless The LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits.

What are the benefits with which God blesses us, as listed here in Psalm 103 by David?

GOD FORGIVES US
v3 He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,
v4 Who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with lovingkindess and compassion,
v5 Who satisfies you with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
v6 The LORD executes righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
v7 He made known His ways to Moses, His deeds to the people of Israel.
v8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.
v 9 He will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever.

v 10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities.

v11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.

v 12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.

v 13 As a father has compassion on his children, so The LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.

GOD REMINDS US OF OUR FRAGILITY

v 14 For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust.

v15, 16 As for man, his days are like grass—he blooms like a flower of the field; when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more.

GOD SHOWS US MERCY IN HIS KINGDOM

v 17, 18 But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of The LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children—o those who keep His covenant and remember to obey His precepts.

v19 The LORD has established His throne in heaven, And His kingdom rules over all.

SO WE BLESS THE LORD GOD

His Angels Bless Him

v20 Bless The LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.

His Mighty Armies Bless Him

v21 Bless the LORD, all His hosts, you servants who do His will.

His Creation Blesses Him

v22 Bless The LORD, all His works in all places of His dominion. Bless The LORD, O my soul!

BLESS THE LORD - Matt Redman

GOODNESS OF GOD - Bethel Music