Tuesday December 19th, 2023
« No one is holy like the LORD; there is none like him, no protector like our God »
1 Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He has triumphed gloriously. Both horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.
2 The LORD is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation: He is my God, and I will praise Him. My father’s God, I will exalt him.
3 The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is His name.
4 Pharaoh’s chariots and his army he thrown into the sea: his chosen captains are also drowned in the Red sea.
5 The deep waters have covered them: they sank into the bottom like stones.
6 Your right hand, O LORD, has become glorious in power: Your right hand, O LORD, has dashed the enemy in pieces.
7 And in the greatness of Your Excellency, You have overthrown those who rose against you; You sent forth Your wrath, it consumed them like stubble.
The Bible teaches that there is a spiritual dimension to every battle of life, even though this is usually not obvious at the onset. Ephesians 6:12 says:
« For our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms »
Although the credentials of our enemy can be intimidating, a Christian need not worry because to us, the enemy and his agents are conquered foes.
This is the high standpoint of the Christian faith, and it should be the only ground on which a child of God would confront the devil and his agents.
We are the triumphant Church of Christ!
Indeed, the resources and abilities of our wicked foes pale into insignificance when compared to the victory our Lord has won for us and the tremendous power and authority this victory makes available to us.
When we consider all this, it is only appropriate that we sing songs of victory in praise of the one who made us more than conquerors. Glory Hallelujah!
The Bible presents music as a spiritual tool that can be used to move God.
Whenever God wants to do something really special, He calls for an army of consecrated musical warriors to bombard the strongholds of the enemy with songs of victory.
We have the example of Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, who deployed divine warriors to march into battle with musical instruments in their hands and songs of praise in their mouths.
As the army of worshipers praised and exalted God, He arose on their behalf and completely destroyed all their enemies. Describing this great feat, 2 Chronicles 20:22 says:
« And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushes against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which had come against Judah; and they were destroyed »
Just as God destroyed the enemies of King Jehoshaphat, so will He destroyed all your enemies before you today in Jesus’ Name.
Songs of praise are songs of victory.
Whenever you sing songs of victory unto God, He always rises to scatter your enemies.
Some thirty years ago, we went, we went to Otukpo (A city in Nigeria) for a program with some students, where I planned to speak on divine healing. It happened that as we began to praise God intensely, the glory of God descended and I forgot every scripture I had written except Luke 1:37. Suddenly, there were clusters of students kneeling and praying in tongues, who had never even heard of the baptism of the Holy Spirit before. Other students soon joined them to pray in tongues, and at the end of the day, I could not preach. That is glimpse of what singing songs of victory can do, God is indeed worthy to be praised!
Application – Sing songs of victory unto God until you bring down His glory.
Author – Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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