Bible Discussion Thread

If God is at our right hand, and we are at his, we are facing him. If I am reading this wrong today is the first time I have felt moved to lift my hand while praying. Reaching up .for my Lord & King

My impression was that the presence of God was before me, or more that I was in front of him and that of Christ at his right hand, & I was before & below him as well. I could not help but reach up. I was reflecting on psalm 16. Thankyou for your reply. I do believe he is with us always, just our awareness of this is lacking(read my awareness here) it was just the first time It happened to me, That I had felt the need to lift my hands to god.

Indeed, Skehn32, as David did, so must our gaze always be on our loving Heavenly Father Who is before us. If He is not before us, then it is us who have put Him aside from our vision, only to give Him a sideways glance from time to time. But if He is ever before us (in our gaze and in our hearts & thoughts), we can remain confident that we will "not be moved", whether by the world's attractions or of our enemy's lies & deceptions. Stand firm in the beauty, confidence, and joy of your LORD.

Hello Skehn32. Can you tell us which verse(s) you are referring to? Psalm 16:8 is one that comes to mind ("I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved"), but you may be thinking of another. In this verse, David is writing that God was is his confidence, his strength, and his hope. So "right hand" does not imply that God was physically standing beside him, but that God's Presence would always be with him as he continually set his sight & trust in Him. And yes, it is wonderful that the Holy Spirit so moved you to raise your arms in worship of our great, loving & merciful God.