Monday June 10th, 2024
« Praise the LORD! Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever »
19 Then the Levites of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel with voices loud and high.
20 So they rose early in the morning and went out into the Wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, O Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem: Believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper.”
21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to the Lord, and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying: “Praise the Lord, For His mercy endures forever.”
22 Now when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were defeated.
God’s children have so much to praise Him for.
That you are alive today and able to read this devotional is a good enough reason to praise Him.
I believe that most Christians know that there is power in praising God.
Some have even experienced great miracles as a result.
I am therefore surprised that some of us still find it hard to praise God as often as we should.
One reason for this may be our preoccupation with meeting life’s daily demands.
Sometimes, these demands occupy our time so much that we forget to praise God.
We must be like David who made a firm commitment to never forget God’s benefits in his life.
In Psalm 103:1-2NLT, he said
« Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise His holy name. Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things He does for me »
Endeavour to emulate this good attribute that David had, even if it means setting reminder on your phone or putting up reminder notes on your walls at home.
Make up your mind to offer praises to God on a daily basis, irrespective of the situation you are passing through or how you feel.
In all you do, never forget to praise God.
When we praise God, it shifts the focus of our mind away from ourselves and our reality to God and His infinite possibilities, and when our focus is on God rather than our situation, we will begin to see how great God is compared to the size of our problems.
Also, when we praise God in spite of how we feel or what we are going through, we declare our dependency on Him and acknowledge that we are not in control of our lives.
As a result, we receive peace and strength in place of worries and burdens.
One great benefit of praising God is that it causes our enemies to scatter. 2 Chronicles 20:22 NLT says
« At the very moment they began to sing and give praise, the LORD caused the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir to start fighting among themselves »
This verse describes what happened when three big nations connived to battle against Judah, knowing that they had just a small army.
Considering their numerical disadvantage, Judah would have lost the battle woefully.
However, God turned the situation around in their favor when they praised Him.
Do you have enemies bigger than you?
Activate the power of praise today and see them destroyed for your sake.
The fact is when we refuse to praise God, we shortchange ourselves and prolong our problems.
Therefore, let praising God become your lifestyle from today
Application – Praising God helps us to focus on His ability and opens the door of possibilities to us.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Edited by Naomie Joseph
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