Seeds of Destiny (Daily Devotional)

Friday, 04 September 2015
THE NECESSITY OF PRAISE

SCRIPTURE: Who is like unto the, O lord, among the gods? Who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? – Exodus 15:11

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: When the praises of God are in your mouth, His Sword is in your hand.

Praise is a spiritual force that connects humanity to the wonders of God. It is a spiritual force loaded with spiritual products. A session of praise is not an entertainment session but a session of high spiritual activity with spiritual results.

Now, let us explore the necessity of praise.

1. A Key to Divine Health: Praise is a key to Divine health and vitality. In a world infested with affliction and all manner of missiles flying in the air; you need a therapy and medicine that is not physical, but spiritual. And that therapy and medicine is praise! (Proverbs 17:22). Praise imparts lives; it animates a person’s system with life. (Psalms 150:6).

That is, as long as you are ready to praise the Lord, you will be supplied the breath of life by Him.

2. A Weapon of Vengeance and Judgment Against the Enemy: Praise is a weapon of vengeance and judgement against the enemy. In Psalms 149:6, the Bible says ‘Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand…

You see, when the praises of God are in your mouth, His sword is in your hand. In 2Chronicles 20:22-23, when the Ammonites, the Edomites and the Moabites gathered against Israel, they (Israelites) began to praise God, and their enemies began to fight themselves.

So, your praise disarms and destroys the enemy and gives rise to your victory in battle.

Remember this: When the praises of God are in your mouth, His sword is in your hand.

ASSIGNMENTS:
1. Make praise a habit.
2. Whenever you are confronted, never forget to praise God; it is your weapon.
PRAYER: LORD, I receive the garment of praise, and as I praise You, let Your anger rest on my enemies, in Jesus’ Name.

DAILY READING: Ecclesiastes 7:1 to 9:18, 2Corinthians 7:8 to 16, Psalm 48:1 to 14, Proverbs 22:17 to 19