Verses advocating to look up to God in Heaven when we pray to Him

 

Here are several Bible verses that encourage looking up to Heaven or lifting our eyes/hearts toward God when we pray or seek Him. While the Bible doesn't always require a specific posture, looking up is often symbolic of reverence, dependence, and expectation:       

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Luke 9:16

​Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

 

📖 More Verses About Looking Up to God in Heaven

 

1. Psalm 123:1 

Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

✅ A direct example of lifting one’s eyes to God in Heaven.

 

2. John 17:1 

"After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed..."

✅ Jesus Himself looked up to Heaven when praying to the Father.

 

3. Psalm 121:1–2

"I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from?

My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth."

✅ A poetic image of lifting one’s gaze upward in search of divine help.

 

4. 2 Chronicles 6:21 

"And may You hear the supplications of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Hear from Heaven Your dwelling place, and when You hear, forgive."

✅ Solomon refers to God hearing from Heaven, emphasizing God's heavenly position during prayer.

 

5. Lamentations 3:41 

"Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven."

✅ A beautiful picture of both emotional and physical lifting toward Heaven.

 

6. Acts 7:55–56

"Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God..."

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✅ Even in martyrdom, Stephen looked up and saw Heaven opened.

These verses highlight the symbolic and spiritual act of turning our focus upward, representing hope, faith, reverence, and trust in God who is above all.

Would you like a printable list of these verses, or a short prayer based on them? I can format it for you or research more Heaven-focused scriptures.

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7.  Psalm121:1-2  

 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

2) My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.

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8.  Psalm 123:1-2

Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

2)  Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us.

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​Consensus: Hebrews 4:16  

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

✅Coming boldly is a posture of faith.  Looking up to God who has made Heaven and Earth knowing He is our Heavenly Father who Loves Us.

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Observation :  Why do people bow their heads when they pray?

Prayer is a conversation, when you have a conversation do you look away from the one in conversation, or do you look in the direction and make eye contact?  Too often we as God's children have a conversation with our Heavenly Father with our eyes focused on another direction.

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Looking up to heaven where God dwells help to detached our subconscious and conscious focus as well as our spiritual focus from this world and to the presence of God.

Looking up to heaven where The Almighty dwells help to empower our faith with focus and awe.

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Let us take the example of Jesus when He prayed, He postured His eyes toward heaven and look up to where His Heavenly Father dwells, who was looking down upon Him. 

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The bible teaches God is a Jealous God; Imagine being in conversation with the one you love, and always looking away in another direction, that gesture would soon wear heavily on your loved one, ...not to say God doesn't hear our prayers because we bow our heads or look in another direction when we prayer, but certainly that is not a posture or gesture of loving someone with all your heart.   We obviously cannot walk around or drive around having a conversation with our Heavenly Father with our eyes looking up to heaven...common sense comes into play.  But when alone or in a more intimate setting such as your prayer closet or even in church setting or prayer group setting, practicing the way Jesus postured Himself in prayer you will find great spiritual benefits to your faith and relationship with the Heavenly Father.

 

Mark 12:30

 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.