Tag: surrender

So then, in every place where you meet together, I want the men to pray. The men who lift up their hands and pray must be those who live good lives. They must not be people who are angry or who quarrel with others. 1 Timothy 2:8

What does it truly mean to lift up holy hands without anger or quarrel? It’s not about presenting perfect hands, but about raising our hands in complete surrender to God. We are called to lift hands that declare, “This is who I am and all that I am, the good, the bad, and the ugly I bring boldly to the throne of grace. All my potential, misgivings, and mistakes I lift to God in full surrender.” 

It is the blood of Jesus that empowers us to transform. We are not the best fixer of ourselves. As we surrender in total obedience, the God of our salvation will issue sufficient grace to enable us to change, correct, and do His bidding.

Holy hands are hands lifted in surrender to God, holding nothing back. The blood of Jesus will cover all our sins, and God will see our hands as Holy and righteous through Jesus’ blood. We, in turn, as we lean and depend on the integrity of God, will find ourselves less angry and argumentative, less worried, and more at peace with God. This peace, this calm, is the gift of surrendering to God. It is a peace that surpasses all understanding, a peace that can only be found in complete surrender to the Almighty.