And when he had consulted with the people, he
appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness,
as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy
endureth forever. 2 Chronicles 20:21
Read:
2 Chronicle 20:21-24
21 And when he had consulted
with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should
praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to
say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth for ever.
22 And
when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against
the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against
Judah; and they were smitten.
23 For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.
24 And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped.
Message
It’s a good thing to
given thanks to the Lord (Psalm 92:1). One of the wonders of praise is that it
ushers you into the presence of the Lord (Psalm 100:4). We know that in the
presence of the Lord, there is fullness of the joy (Psalm 16:11). It is
impossible to be in the presence of God and remain the same.
The Bible speaks of so
many weapons of spiritual warfare, but the most effective of them all is
praise. The Lord revealed to me years ago that when you are praying and fasting
or loosing and binding, you are doing the battle. But when you are praising
God, the Lord will do the battle on your behalf. In 2 Chronicles
20:15-17, after the great kings formed an alliance to fight King Jehoshaphat,
he, by the leading of the spirit of God, realised that it was through high
praises to the Captain of the host of Israel that he would win the battle. So
he put up a mighty orchestra for the praise of God. As the singers were
praising the Lord, the Lord took over the battle and fought on behalf of King
Jehoshaphat. The enemies of King Jehoshaphat helped to destroy themselves, and
the enemies left behind. I pray that God will fight on your behalf; you possess
the gates of your enemies and your will know peace in Jesus’
Name.
In Psalm 67:1-7, we read
of what will happen when people praise the Lord. One of the wonders of praise
is that the earth will yield her increase and God will bless His people.
Another wonder of praise is that when the people see the magnitude of the
blessings that God showers upon those who praise Him, the whole earth will fear
Him. May the good Lord give you the type of blessing that will cause people to
fear you God in Jesus’ Name. if you really want to go forward, increase and
multiply, then you must know how to praise the Lord. There is this testimony of
a couple who after twenty-two years of marriage had no child, until their pastor
was led to tell them that they should fill their house with praise twenty-four
hours of the day until further notice. Within three months of doing this by way
of playing music of praise round the clock, the wife got pregnant and many
years of waiting was brought to an end. To engage in effective praise for
wonders, one must ensure that he lives righteously, because sinners cannot
praise God acceptably (proverbs 15:8).
Action Point
Set out quality time to praise the Lord today, and
cultivated the habit of continuous qualitative worship of God in your life.
BIBLE
IN A YEAR: Isaiah 27:29, Acts 6:1-7:2
AUTHOR:
Pastor E.A. Adeboye
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