Greetings FB family and happy Saturday to all I pray you will enjoy your day and spend quality time with family and love ones. Today my hope is for you to move closer to God through your praise. Prayer and praise must never be separated. Prayer and praise are the two wings by which our souls mount into the heavenlies. I want to encourage those who are wrestling with strongholds to know there is liberty in your praise. Never allow lifes circumstances dictate your praise. Every child of God should have an “ANY HOW PRAISE”. Those unfamiliar with it, the concept are very elementary. Here it Is, Regardless of what happens I am going to praise GOD ANY HOW! Someone reading this may be thinking “Deric you don’t know what I’m going through” and you’re right, I don’t know. I do know if you praise God in your circumstances He will give you victory: “There Is Victory In Your Praise” Isaiah 40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Prayer and praise are the two steps by which the army of the Lord marches forward. We are all in danger of neglecting prayer, and we are perhaps all in even greater danger of neglecting praise. If there is anything that is a better gauge of the spiritual life than the prayer life, it is the praise life. Satan fears prayer. If there is anything which Satan fears more than prayer, it is praise. God waits to hear the voices of His children. . If there is anything He delights to hear more than the voice of prayer and petition, it is the voice of praise and adoration. If there is anything which makes the Christian’s life even more fragrant, it is praise. It is not a question of prayer OR praise; we must keep the two together. We are to pray without ceasing. Praise multiplies the presence and power of the Lord. It is a secret of the blessed life – that praise not merely adds blessing, it multiplies every blessing of God. There are times when it is not easy to praise, but “By Him … let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to His name” (Heb. 13:15). When you begin to praise, the disquiet of your heart, the restlessness and fear of soul begins to disappear like fog before sunshine. Here is the hope for living in the message: Your praise is in the turning point of the battle! When you begin to praise, sorrow is turned to joy. When you begin to praise, grumbling and criticism is withered to the roots, the breath of heaven blows the clouds away, and you feel renewed. When you begin to praise, Satan turns in terror and soon flees away. Praising God lifts you above the trivial accusations of Satan. Praising God reduces your problem mountains into hills of blessing! Praising God gives you the eagle’s vision, and by the eye of faith you see the victory ahead! Praising God changes you and changes the situation before you. Praising God opens the way to miracles. Praising God makes you triumphant in the battle. Praising God brings to your aid all the resources of heaven. The angels of God recognize the sound of praise and rush to your side to win the victory for God. Praising God brings the shout of victory in the midst of the battle. Praising God turns the battle into a rout of the enemy. I will close with this final point, When Israel praised God, the walls of Jericho fell down. When Paul and Silas prayed and sang praises unto God, the Lord shook open the doors of the jail of Philippi (Acts 16:23-24). When YOU begin to praise the Lord, new victories will dawn for YOU! This was the secret which David learned, and we all need to learn it over and over. Hear David testify, “I will bless the Lord at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth” (Psa. 34:1). Praise opens the gates to blessing. Praise wins the battle for God. “Praise the Lord, O my soul, and BE BLESSED!!
Posted on: Sat, 07 Sep 2013 13:37:07 +0000
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