YOUR VICTORY IS IN YOUR PRAISE
Psalms 8:1-3
1 O Lord our Lord,
how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength
because of thine enemies,
that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger
JESUS SAID OUT OF THE MOUTH OF BABES GOD HAS PERFECTED PRAISE.PRAISE IS PERFECTED WHEN IT COMES OUT OF YOUR MOUTH.
Matthew 21:16
And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
1 Chronicles 29:13
Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.
2 Chronicles 20:22
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.
Psalms 9:1-3
To the chief Musician upon Muthlabben, A Psalm of David.
1 I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart;
I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.
2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee:
I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.
3 When mine enemies are turned back,
they shall fall and perish at thy presence.
Psalms 107:8 Also :v15v21v31v;
Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness,
and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
Psalms 145:21
My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord:
and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
Every time praise and worship goes up it was the greatest time of ISREAL history.they had victory blessing.Long before the devil steals your victory he steals your song he steals your praise.and slowly you start to say things you never you to say.You start to crictise people,you start finding fault in everything ,you no more eating you are tasting and spitting out.
WHEN WE SEE OUR BROTHER OR SISTER FAULTS WE WILL LOOK BEYOND THE WOOD AND SEE THE GOLD. LOOK WHAT HEZEKIAH DID WHEN HE RESTORED THE PRAISE AND WORSHIP AT GODS HOUSE.
2 Chronicles 29:30
Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the Lord with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.
He wanted his praise and worship team to sing the words of David in the psalms.
JESUS QUOTED THE PSALMS ON THE CROSS.
WHEN YOU SING THE WORDS OF DAVID FEAR BEGINS TO MELT AWAY
THE FIRST TIME THE WORD PRAISE (YADAH)THE LAW OF FIRST MENTION WAS USED IN THE BIBLE IS IN GENESIS IN THE STORY OF LEAH
LETS LOOK AT IT;
JACOB LOVED RACHEL BUT LEAH LOVED JACOB AND SHE WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR HIS LOVE.
BUT NEVER GOT JACOB TO LOVE HER AS LONG AS SHE TRIED.
Genesis 29:31-35
31:And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.
32 :And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name
1: Reuben:(MEANS THE LORD HAS SEEN MY AFFLICTION)
for she said, Surely the Lord hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me. (CAN YOU HEAR HER CRY)
33 :And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the Lord hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name
Simeon.
2:SIMEON (Means the lord has listened to the son) AGAIN SHE FOCUSED ON HER?
34 :And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said,
Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called
3: Levi. (MEANS ATTACHED)
SHE IS STILL FOCUSED ON HERSELF WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG LEAH PERSISTED FOR JACOBS LOVE.MAYBE YOU ARE IN A SIMILAR SITUATION PERSEVERING AND GETTING NO WHERE NO RESULTS.
LETS LOOK AT HOW LEAH SUCCEEDS IN THE NEXT VERSE;
35: And she conceived again, (fourth time)and bare a son: and she said,
Now will I praise(YADAH)
the Lord: therefore she called his name
4: Judah; (MEANS PRAISE) and she left bearing.
NOW I AM GONNA PRAISE THE LORD NO MATTER WHAT THE SITUATION IS WHETHER HE LOVES OR HE DOESN'T NOW SHE REALIZES HER OWN FULFULMENT IS MORE INPORTANT. DON'T PUT YOUR TRUST IN MAN TRUST JESUS ONLY JESUS CAN SATISFY.
NOW SHE SHE IS NO MORE FOCUSED ON HER HUSBAND SHE WANTS TO PRAISE THE LORD
WHEN SHE DIED AND WHEN JACOB DIED JACOB ASKED TO BE BURIED WITH LEAH
SOME WHERE ALONG THE WAY IN THEIR MARRIAGE JACOB FELL IN LOVE WITH LEAH.
AND ASKED TO BE BURIED WITH LEAH. NOT RACHEL.
Genesis 49:29-33
29;And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
30; In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace.
31; There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife;
and there I buried Leah.
32 The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth.
33 And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.
MY STORY ABOUT PRAISE.
Many years ago i just got married when south africa was going through a transition.The then president P.W.Botha made the rubicon speech and investment in south africa dried up there was no work,and i was out of a job,and i needed to work desperately.I went to the mid-week service as i have been faithfully doing over many years.The praise and worship leader started up.When i sense God saying to me praise me in a dance,now you must know i was not one to dance in church i loved praise and worship i come from a family of singing musicians,when i sense God saying to me again praise me in a dance so reluctantly i started to slowly dance when the power of God hit me then i dance like David dance when the ark arrived in jerusalem,the next day i left for johannesburg with a friend to look for a job,they were many joburg people looking for jobs and i was from Durban and they didnt like us from durban to take their jobs.A guy came pass in a brand new 7 series BMW i knew he is some big shot he looked once at me and he went into his office ,when suddenly the security guard comes to me from out of the blue and says the boss is calling for you,i took my friend with me into the office.THE BOSS LOOK AT ME AND SAID WHO' THIS WITH YOU I TOLD HIM HE IS MY FRIEND.HE WROTE A LETTER TO THE MANAGER OF THE SITE AND SAID HIRE THIS MAN AND HIS FRIEND.WOW WOW GOD IS AWESOME AND PRAISE WORKS.
John 10:9-10
I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Hosea 2:15-17
And I will give her her vineyards from thence,
1;and the valley of Achor (TROUBLE)for a door of hope:
(ACHAN WAS STONED TO DEATH IN THE VALLEY OF TROUBLE HOW DO YOU COME OUT OF THE VALLEY OF TROUBLE YOU SING YOUR WAY OUT
2;and she shall sing there,
3;as in the days of her youth,
4;and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.
Judges 1:1-2
1 Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?
2 And the Lord said, Judah(PRAISE) shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
BASED ON JEWISH WRITINGS WE ARE TOLD THAT WHEN THE CHILDREN OF ISREAL CAME TO THE RED SEA THE CAPTAIN OF JUDAH WHO NAME WAS NASHON PUT HIS HORSE IN THE RED SEA THE MOMENT THE MOUTH OF THE HORSE HIT THE WATER FIRST.
THEN IT SPILT OPEN WIDE FOR THE CHILDREN OF ISREAL TO CROSS OVER.WHAT DOES THAT SIGNIFY YOUR VICTORY IS IN YOUR MOUTH.
WHEN EVER THE CHILDREN ISREAL HAD TO FIGHT ENEMIES GOD TOLD THEM JUDAH GO'S FIRST PRAISE GO'S UP FIRST CHURCH PUT YOUR PRAISE ON
Isaiah 60:11
Therefore thy gates shall be open continually;
they shall not be shut day nor night;
that men may bring unto thee the forces(WEALTH) of the Gentiles,
and that their kings may be brought.
WHAT ARE THESE GATES GOD IS TALKING ABOUT
DO YOU WANT TO SEE LETS LOOK AT IT IN
ISAIH 60 v 18;
1:Violence shall no more be heard in thy land,
2:wasting nor destruction within thy borders;
3:but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation,
4:and thy gates Praise.
Genesis 37:19-28
WHAT GOT JOSEPH OUT OF THE PIT?
19:And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;
24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt. 26 And Judah(PRAISE got Joseph out of the pit) said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.
28 Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
Acts 16:22-29
And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.
23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
24 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God:
and the prisoners heard them.
26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas.
30:And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
AMEN
