Hands Up

Kristine Cucinotta Murphy

A thief walks in a building to steal and shouts, “Hands Up!” And, what does everyone do? Well, put their hands up.

Yet, our Creator sent his only begotten Son to die for our sins to give us life of abundance and everyone doesn’t put their hands up?

Jeremiah 7:23 – But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.

We have been given grace to give up our own ways and our own thoughts, without fear to surrender all and do the will of our Father in Heaven! Hands Up!

Matthew 12:50 – For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

The fear of the enemy can get us to quickly put our hands up to save our own life! How even more so that our Savior took our punishment to give us eternal life, we should be even quicker to put our hands up! Hands Up!

Praise him all ye who believe and know we can do nothing apart from him! Hands Up! Praise his holy name!

Psalm 34 – 1 I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
3 O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
5 They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
8 O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
9 O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.
11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
16 The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
17 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.
20 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
22 The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.

Praise him in the dark, in the tribulation, in the pain and hardship of this life for it is temporary! We have been promised an eternity of peace, love and joy forever and ever more. Hands Up!

Shout praise and glory unto Yahuah! Fear not, unashamed, steadfast, hopeful, we are made worthy by The Blood of the Lamb!

I heard someone say this morning, “March will come in like a lamb…” I said, “Woosh! You know what that means? It shall go out like a lion! Praise Yahuah! The Lion of Judah!”

Revelation 5:5 – And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

Hands up now! Because, he shall come like a thief in the night!

1 Thessalonians 5:1-4 – 1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.