VICTORY THROUGH
PRAISE
Memorise: 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. 2nd
Chronicles 20:22
Read: 2nd
Chronicles 20:21-24, 41 And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink;
for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up
to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face
between his knees,
43 And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea.
And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again
seven times.
44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said,
Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he
said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down that the
rain stop thee not.
45 And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven
was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and
went to Jezreel.
Bible in one year: Mark 7:1-9:13, Job
18:20-19:12
MESSAGE!!!
Victory
is generally presented in the Bible as an act of God. From Genesis to
Revelation, God is always presented as the source of all victory, which He
grants to those who obey His commands and put their trust and confidence in
Him. Wherever you turn to in the Scripture, this principle holds true.
“And having spoiled
principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them
in it.”
Colossians 2:15
In
essence, God has destroyed the value and quality of our enemies and has also
put their failure, disgrace and shame in open display for all to see. Victory
is always presented in the Bible as achieved by God without human intervention.
This reality makes it absolutely necessary to praise God whenever we are
confronted by the enemy, knowing that victory is assured in Jesus’ name.
The
Bible also presents praise as a spiritual language that can reach beyond the
intellect to touch the heart of God. Whenever God wants to do something really
supernatural, He calls for an army of musical warriors, to bombard the
stronghold of the enemy. Such was the case in the time of Jehoshaphat King of
Judah who deployed divine warriors, and army of worshippers, to march into
battle with musical instrument in their hands and songs of praises in their
mouths. As they praised and worshiped God, He rose on their behalf and
completely destroyed all their enemies. 2 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.”
What
I know for sure is that if you praise God, His enemies cannot stand by. Some 30
years ago, we went to Otukpo town in the Middle Belt Region of Nigeria for a
programme, with some students. I planned to talk on divine healing. Then, we
began to praise God so intensely that the glory of God descended and I forgot
every other scripture I had planned for the sermon except Luke 1:37. Suddenly,
there were clusters of students kneeling and praying in tongues though they had
never heard of the Holy Ghost baptism before. Others joined them praying in
tongues and at the end of the day I could not preach. Go ahead now, praise God until
you bring down His glory today?
Key Point:
As you worship God today, He will arise and
scatter all your enemies in the mighty name of Jesus.
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