Praise and Worship I

Monday 1 May
READ: Acts 16:16-27
MORE LESSONS: II Chron.20:10-26

Singing is a strong weapon of spiritual warfare by which satanic onslaughts can be easily terminated. It was by singing that Jehoshaphat defeated an enemy that was too strong for him. He worshipped God on the altar until the power of God descended and directive came about what to do. Then in compliance with the prophetic order, the whole army of Israel put aside their weapons, and trumpets and dancing became the more effective tool. Such is the power of song that it invokes Heaven to physically intervene in the battles of men. The same thing happened in the case of Paul and Silas in Acts 16:16-26 when they prayed and sang, God’s power took over. One major thing that strikes me about praise and worship is the fact that the type of the power of God that falls under such anointing is usually raw, mighty, unprecedented and without the help of man.
If you examine a little closely the two cases of Jehoshaphat and Paul mentioned above, the power of God was felt, a great earthquake shook the foundation of the prison, doors were broken open and chains were destroyed without human effort. Also in the case of Jehoshaphat, beyond singing there was no human effort. In the fall of the wall of Jericho, another form of singing happened (a shout) and again a great miracle was recorded outside of human effort.
We can conclude then that praise and worship brings down God's power in the most unprecedented manner. Deep inside me I believe it is because while prayer goes up to Heaven as a responsibility, praise goes to Heaven as an aroma of celebration of Jehovah and good meal for Heaven. This is why Jesus taught us to say …Hallowed be thy name in prayer. May your praise bring down Heaven to your situation today.

Prayer/Action
* Lift up a prophetic praise to the Lord.
* Ask God to make heavenly worship and armoury available for your battle as you worship Him, in Jesus’ name.

TODAY'S PROPHETIC PRAYER
This month every power assigned to mess up my consecration and destiny shall be utterly destroyed by fire, in the name of Jesus.