The Mystery of Praise I

Monday 2 January
READ: Psa. 103:1
MORE LESSONS: Psa. 150: 1-6

It doesn't matter what you are going through right now, if only you dare to praise the Lord, I tell you it is only a matter of time before the Hosts of Heaven will visit your life with power and deliverance. The original Hebrew word translated, “Lord” in the anchor text is ad-o-noy' and it suggests “the controller, master or commander of an army or troop”. This is why we often see the same word appear in other scriptural texts as Lord of hosts or Lord of the heavenly hosts. So when we offer praises, it is the Lord God of the armies of Heaven that arises on our behalf.
The hosts of hell cannot stand the slightest sway from the Lord of the armies of Heaven. No wonder at Jericho, God instructed His people to make a shout of praise and as soon as they did, the walls of that great city came crumbling down because the Lord and His Host of armies came into the scene. We see the same manifestation of the Lord and His hosts in the prison where Paul and Silas were chained; at the sound of their prayers and praises, there was a great earthquake. The gates flung open and the chains and shackles fell loose from their hands and feet. If you must experience the mighty touch and transforming power of God in your life, you must consciously cultivate the heart of praise. Psa.34:1 says, I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
The heart of praise is one that is persuaded that the Lord deserves the praise irrespective of what is going wrong in the immediate surroundings or who is looking on, And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose: Rom.8:28. He who offers praise is fully persuaded of the promise of God. The Bible says in Heb.10:23, ...for he is faithful that promised. That's why he who praises can go to sleep in a storm because the Lord of Host said in His Word, ...I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee: Heb.13:5b.
There are two categories of praise offered in the Kingdom of God; conditional praise and unconditional praise. The power, provision and protection of the Lord of Host are always at the disposal of people with unconditional praise on their lips. We were created to give God praise. And as we do what we were created to do, God does for us what gives Him pleasure to do; to intervene in the matters of our life. Praise Him NOW!

Prayer/Action
* Pray that God will open your heart to comprehend the mystery of praise, in Jesus’ name.
* Pray that as you praise God today and ever, your destiny will take a new turn, in the mighty name of Jesus.

TODAY'S PROPHETIC PRAYER
2017, I am the evidence of a shining light as the Lord lives, in the mighty name of Jesus.