Sunday, June 20, 2010

Living Beyond Your Abilities - The Power of Praise

We Use the two- fold combination with which to defeat our enemies: the praise of God in our mouth and the word of God in our hands.

Psalms 149:6-9;Psalms 8:2 ;Genesis 49:8-9;Numbers 10:9 ;Numbers 23;19;Deut 4:24 & 31;Joshua 23:10; Acts 16:25;Joshua 6:20; Judges 7:20

Dear Friend,

Praise is part of our everyday lives. We praise our children when they please us, we praise employees for a job well done. Praise is something we direct towards God or something we express to others about God. Meditation is not praising God. Praise begins with a mind set on God, but those thoughts must be put into action in order to qualify as praise. Those who cross their arms and purse their lips and say ‘that is their way of praising God ‘need to understand that there is no thing such as my way of praising God. God has His way for praising Him inscribed in His word, and we need to pursue that in order for our praise to be acceptable. God has not asked us to praise Him. As a king, He has commanded us to, whether we feel like it or not. It is good to praise God and it is also for our good. We also praise Him because He loves it. We are also created to praise God. And above all, there is power in praise.

Spiritual victories are won through intercessory prayer ,the confession of God’s word, and the weapon of praise.

In Praise, we no longer attack the problem or the oppressor, we simply confess and rejoice in the lordship of Christ. When we rejoice in what he has said about himself and say it back to Him in praise, He goes to battle. When we stop trying to fight our battles and begin to praise God ,He is free to release His power and provision on our behalf.

Your praises choke life out of your enemies. If you will stand your ground based on what the word of God says about your situation, and use your mouth as a trumpet irrespective of how you feel, God responds to bring victory. You do not need to be an expert in warfare. Even children without any battle experience can win victory over the oppressor if they lift their voices in praise to God! A two fold combination of the praise of God in our mouth and the word of God in our hands is the most effective arsenal against the enemy.

My friend, God is faithful, He is not a man that He should lie. He will not change His word concerning you. You can count on Him. He is also a consuming fire so that He is quick to consume every chain and negative thing the devil brings your way, if you will let Him by offering Him high praise. He is also merciful, in that, He does not reward us according to our works but according His loving kindness. He is willing to help you chase out the seeming unbeatable circumstances and beat it. A person that praises God has ceased from their labor and have entered into rest. They live beyond their abilities because God inhabits the praises of His people.

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