Pst. E.A. Adeboye 2 December
PEACE THROUGH PRAISE
Memorise: Serve the LORD with gladness; come before his presence with singing.
Psalms 100:2
Read: 2 Chronicles 20:20-30
When
the Psalmist followed the multitude into God's house, he went with joy.
Without being forced, he began to praise God. In Psalms 100:1-5, we are
told why we should praise the Lord: He is our Creator and we are His
flock; He is good, His mercy towards us is everlasting and His truth
endures to all generations. God also loves us to enter His presence with
singing and with thanksgiving. He loves to see us joyful. Sometimes, if
you can forget your worries and troubles and just rejoice exceedingly
in His presence, by the time you return home, your joy would have become
permanent, and when you search for the cause of your worries, they will
not to be found.
It
is unfortunate some of us have to be pushed or cajoled before we can
let out a faint Hallelujah! I have witnessed unexpected things happen in
the course of praising God. When we were about to start a church in
Otukpo, Benue State (Middle Belt Nigeria), I was to talk on divine
healing in one of the sessions. But they so praised God intensely that
all I could remember was Luke 1:37. Suddenly God started to move in the
place and a crowd gathered; some people were baptised in the Holy Spirit
and began to speak in tongues. When you praise God adequately and
eulogise His name until His "head swells", things that you never
expected will begin to take place. Praise is a very effective weapon in
the hands of those who know how to use it. If you know how to offer high
praises to God, your enemies will be in trouble. If you doubt this, ask
King Jehoshaphat and he will tell you of his experience (2 Chronicles
20:1-30). Some powerful nations gathered to fight Israel. The king heard
it and was afraid. But unlike some of us, he turned his fears over to
the Lord, and sought His face with his people and at the end, they began
to praise God. As they offered high praises, the three nations
destroyed themselves and left a great booty for Israel, which took them
three days to pack. When the other nations who were secretly planning to
attack Israel heard it, they all began to quake. That was how Israel
enjoyed peace through praise. You too can enjoy peace by simply praising
God.
ACTION POINT:
Spend today praising God for His mercies and goodness towards you and your family.
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