In this walk of following the Lord Jesus Christ, I have found some interesting, stimulating, and thought-provoking information that I would invite you to share with me that will help us in our daily battle’s against Satan and all of his wicked devices.
So, that when you get through with all of our hollering, your screaming, your kicking, fighting, cussing and fusing what you need to do is learn how to praise.
Because what I have found out is that Praise explodes stronghold, praise paves the path to victory, praise allows you to get out of the way and it allows God to have his way. And this is what help me, I remember in Acts 16 how it recounts the story of Paul and Silas in the Philippians jail, and how it was reported that when they were in trouble one sung a song, and the other prayed a prayer. And I believe that they did this because they understood how to get into the presence of God and how to connect with God. And I must tell you this morning that one true way to get into the presence of God is through praise and worship, and not through fighting, and a hostile takeover. Choir that why it’s so important to show up for rehearsal when we are able and then show up on Sunday morning, because you have such of a important job to do, and that it is to help usher the Saints of God into the presence of God. I can hear somebody say well it just don’t take all of that I don’t need to do all of that rehearsing, well then you are disobedient to the Word of God, because in Judges 5:11 it teaches us to rehearse the righteous acts of God.
To my Pastor’s and preachers we don’t have time to worry about how God is going to fix it, all we need to know is that God is going to fix it. preacher we need to be praising God and teaches others to praise God.
Psalm 22:2-4 declares -- O my God, I cry in the daytime but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am silent. But thou art holy O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. Our fathers trusted, and thou didst deliver them. What was happening was Paul and Silas simply followed in their father’s footsteps, and they began to praise God in their situation, in troubled times they followed the mandate of how to get God’s attention. And I’m here to tell somebody this morning, and I’m here to tell somebody, no matter what kind of calamities you are going through, it doesn’t matter how catastrophe the situation might look, it doesn’t matter how much of a disaster the report seems I dare you to start praising God, and stop fussing about it, because when you start praising God things starts to happen. Let me ask you a question since you don’t think I’m talking to you. Where has you fight got you, where has your cussing got you, beside getting all frustrated, your blood pressure ran up, and you still mad.
I know that they are about to turn your lights off but I dare you to praise God
I know that they threatening to lay you off of your job but praise God anyhow
I know that you have seen your man for two week still praise God.
Yeah we know that the food stamp has been cut, the child support check hasn’t come in, the refrigerator is going out, the air conditioner isn’t working, they lost your time sheet at work and your car note is due and if you don’t make a payment by tomorrow they are going to repo it, but I dare you to start praising God. The storm hit early this week, and the tree that was in my entire drive way, I couldn’t get out, didn’t know how I was going to get out, I got on FB and shared the blessing of how God had kept us, I was praising God for what he did, and before I could get off of the live, the phone was ringing, text messages was coming through, within an hour the tree was gone. David showed up, Jeffery showed up, Slaughter showed up, Purnell and Evans showed up, Buck showed up, and you know God was in the plan because Berry showed up. And when we got through we fellowshipped, prayed and praise God for what he had done.
The original meaning of the word praise, comes from the Hebrew word Barak, which means to bless God. You ought to learn how to bless God in your situation.
I love what Psalm 71:14 says when it screams off the pages to me -- But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.
Psalm 100:1 concurs and says -- Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands, which mean that when you’re creative and innovative in your praise it never dies.
So when the Holy Spirit shines his light upon this text we find Judah in a tight spot. 2nd Chronicles 20 teaches us that Judah means praise. This lets me know that Satan is trying to kill your praise. Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir was trying to destroy, demolish, and devastate Judah. But the Bible says that the Lord was with them. And I’m here to tell you that you can experience God’s power through praise.
But how? I’m so glad you ask. By following the steps suggested in this text, you can add God’s super powers to our natural praise to receive supernatural praise power!
So, first we must seek the Lord 2nd Chronicles 20:03
Now you do know that the devil is just a little slow, because he doesn’t pay attention to historic information. Because when he starts trouble he overlooks and he forgets that we run back to God. James 4:8 records Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.
And we must understand that it is our right to ask God for our miracles. Matthew 7:7-8 says “Ask and it shall be given you; seek and ye shall find; knock and the door will be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened”.
Secondly, we must learn to hear God and obey God, because verse 17 says “Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you”, fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD will be with you.
Then we need to receive the Word. When you get the Word Psalms 119:105 says that it will become a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. Which mean that the Lord will direct you, he will guide you and he will show you how he will make you victorious.
Then, we must Praise God 2nd Chronicles 20:22 says, “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.
That’s why you can praise God. When they came against their Praise, when they came against their Judah, they were smitten, they were struck down, and they were laid out.
Come here David and explain it to them one more time. David said in Psalm 150 ye the Lord. Praise God in the sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. Praise him with the sound of the trumpets: praise him with the psaltery and harp. Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. Praise him upon the loud cymbals. Let everything that hath breath praise ye the Lord. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord all ye lands serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us and not we ourselves; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him and bless his name. For the Lord is good: his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to allllllllll generations.
When God blesses you and give you the victory, you’ve got to praise him. can anyone stand up and give him the praise that he deserves?
Why should I praise him Spies? You should praise him because he died one Friday and got up early that Sunday morning and declared all power was in his hands.
