Empty Handed
“I will praise You as long as I live and in Your name I will lift up my hands.” David, Psalm 63:4 Hands, literally means the ‘palm,’ emphasizing the EMPTY hand. “Be still and know I am God.” Ps 46:10 ‘Be still’ in the Hebrew conveys the imagery of ‘let it drop,’ cease striving with fisted hands. The hand that was once tight fisted, holding on to ‘stuff’ – we let it go! Giving God room to move, to fill and to use.
What’s in our hands? It could be a literal holding of something we need to give up to honor our love walk with Jesus, or metaphorically speaking those things we hold tight, whether a mindset, attitude or heart condition. What do we need to let go?
The empty palmed hand raised heavenward in prayer, symbolizing our longing to receive. Our empty hands clapping together in joy and applause, we praise.
Empty handed we come Lord.
In Him, DeDe (“Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love & good deeds.” – Heb. 10:24)
Inspired Fountain 
I have learned over these nearly 8 decades that not only does God want my hands empty for Him, but when He fills them again, it always is so much better, so much more, so much sweeter. Thank you Dede for the lessons.
September 22, 2016 at 3:53 pm
Thanks Sara, I miss our across the table ‘face to face’ moments. Be richly blessed dear friend!
September 26, 2016 at 4:19 pm