Essential Supplements To Faith: The Act Of Praise.

Praising God is also an essential part of the faith walk. The Psalmist says,

God inhabits the praises of His people. (paraphrased)”. Psalm 22:3

This is because

Praise is comely unto God.” Psalm 147:1

We have been created essentially as praise beings, to show forth the glory of God by our words and deeds. God answers our prayers by dispatching His angels to perform the specific task we commit unto Him. But in praises, God Himself moves. When that happens, all hindering mountains flee like thieves from His presence, and in their places, stupendous miracles emerge.

Read of the battle between the people of Israel and the combined forces of Moab and Ammon in 2 Chronicles 20. The Israelites knew well from their wilderness experience that God is “fearful in praises” and could perform wonders that could go beyond their wildest imagination.

So, acting upon that knowledge, they adopted the unusual strategy of having a choir to lead the combat troops to battle. The record says,

…The Lord set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir… and everyone helped to destroy another” (verses 22-23). Not a single Israelite soldier drew out his sword in that battle. Yet, they won and enjoyed a massive spoil that took them three days to gather.

Remember, too, how in 1 Samuel 16:23, David was casting out devils by playing his divine music on a stringed instrument. No devil can stand the face of genuine praise and worship because such a place is exclusively the monopoly of the Almighty Himself.

If you are a praise-filled believer, you will keep the devil constantly at a distance and miracles will come your way more frequently than should have been. The Bible says that Zion is a city of the living God. It is a domain of miracles. It is written,

But ye are come unto Mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels. To the church of the first born which are written in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect.” Hebrews 12:22-23

This is the reason why Mount Zion is a city of miracles. What gets you there is praise. The Psalmist, therefore, exhorts that believers should “enter into His (God’s) gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise” (Psalm 100:4). Have you faith? Add to it praise and discover for yourself a new dimension of God’s power….

This text is an extract from the book “THE LAW OF FAITH” written by David O. Oyedepo
We invite you to read the following article “Essential Supplements To Faith: Abstain From Sin“.

The Act Of Praise. The Act Of Praise.

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