Thursday October 05th, 2023
« Now when they began to sing and give praise, the LORD caused the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir to start fighting among themselves »
18 Then King Jehoshaphat bowed low, with his face touching the ground, and all the people bowed with him and worshiped the Lord.
19 The members of the Levite clans of Kohath and Korah stood up and with a loud shout praised the Lord, the God of Israel.
20 Early the next morning the people went out to the wild country near Tekoa. As they were starting out, Jehoshaphat addressed them with these words: “People of Judah and Jerusalem! Put your trust in the Lord your God, and you will stand your ground. Believe what his prophets tell you, and you will succeed.”
21 After consulting with the people, the king ordered some musicians to put on the robes they wore on sacred occasions and to march ahead of the army, singing: “Praise the Lord! His love is eternal!”
22 When they began to sing, the Lord threw the invading armies into a panic.
The issue of praise and worship cannot be over-emphasized.
As a matter of fact, the primary and original reason God created man and indeed all things for His pleasure as we see in Revelation 4:10-11 NKJV
« 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying: 11 “You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.” »
Despite the fact that we are created for the purpose of praising and worshipping God, the Lord still daily loads us with benefits (Psalms 68:19).
One of these benefits is the victory that God gives to us when we sing His praise according to our Bible reading today. Another thing we must learn from today’s reading is that the Bible says 2 Chronicles 20:21NKJV:
« ….. he appointed those who should sing to the LORD, and who should praise the beauty of holiness…..»
It is not all so-called praise and worship singers who are genuine and acceptable unto the Lord; some are unto the flesh.
I have often told my children in the faith that they should be mindful of the type of song they sing in the name of praise or worship.
Some of these songs are from the pit of hell, coated with Christian lyrics.
Any song, display, dance, drama and general work of art that promotes promiscuity is unacceptable in the sight of God and will do the opposite of what genuine songs of praise and worship do.
Our song should come from a pure heart, its presentation void of pride and ulterior motives.
It is unfortunate that the origins of some so-called songs of praise and worship are demonic shrines.
They are so melodious and we embrace them without knowing the implication.
From today, let us allow the Holy spirit to give us songs that the Trinity will appreciate.
Let us sing of the beauty of God’s holiness for irreversible victory over our adversaries.
It is only when our praise or worship is truly inspired by the Holy Spirit that it can indeed be an indomitable weapon of spiritual warfare.
Application: Commit to praising and worshipping God always.
Author: Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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