Good Morning/ Evening family Praising God Makes You Triumphant in Battle “Lift up your heads, O you gates!And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory?The LORD strong and mighty,The LORD mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O you gates! Lift up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, He is the King of glory." Psalm 24:7-10 What a privilege it is for you and I to pray that the King of glory would come into the gates of our heart and home. The King of glory is mighty in battle. The Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord of hosts, the Commander of heaven’s armies. He is eternal, holy, and mighty. Psalm 24 is a battle cry for the Kingdom to come to earth. And reside in our hearts. In order for this to happen we must realize that prayer and praise must never be separated. Prayer and praise are the two wings by which our souls mount into the heavenlies. If either one is neglected, we fail to mount up with wings as eagles (Isa. 40:31). Prayer and praise are the two steps by which the army of the Lord marches forward. As surely as soldiers march always “left, right, left, right” so we must keep our praising as up-to-date as our praying if we would advance for God. We are all in danger of neglecting prayer, and we are perhaps all in even greater danger of neglecting praise, when we place on as more important than the other. Or fail to grasp the importance of praise as a weapon of battle, and a flag of victory. Satin does fear a praying heart that tells him where to go. But he fear a heart of praise even more. For He can not stand to be in the presence of praise, for it sends out a message that he has lost his ability to manipulate our lives. God waits to hear the voices of His children. It is the sweetest of music to His ear. If there is anything He delights to hear more than the voice of prayer and petition, it is the voice of praise and adoration. Prayer adds its sweet perfume to the Christian’s life. If there is anything which makes the Christian’s life even more fragrant, it is praise. It is not a question of prayer OR praise; we must keep the two together. We are to pray without ceasing, and much time also should be given to praise (Luke 21:36; 1 Thess. 5:17; Heb. 13:15). Praise makes the soul beautiful. It is perhaps the most heavenly activity in which the soul can engage. A life filled with praise becomes almost angelic. Praise, thanksgiving, love, adoration – these make the life radiant. The Holy Spirit shines through the Christian’s life that is saturated with praise. The Shekinah glory of God marks the life that rejoices evermore, in everything gives thanks, and radiates pure love for God and others (1 Thess. 5:16-18; Rom. 5:5). Praise adds sweetness to the voice; praise adds loveliness to the soul. Praise fills the life with song, the heart with joy and adds a graciousness to all of life. Praise clothes with heaven’s beauty. youtu.be/4mQka3qs5hs
Posted on: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:45:13 +0000
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