OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-MONDAY-11/01/2016-GENUNIE
PRAISE AND WORSHIP: A PATH TO VICTORY-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
Memorise:
And when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushments
against the children of Ammon, Moah, and mount Seir, which were come
against Judah; and they were smitten. 2nd Chronicles 20:22
2nd Chronicles 20:21-23
21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto
the Lord, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out
before the army, and to say, Praise the Lord; for his mercy endureth for ever.
22 And when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushments
against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against
Judah; and they were smitten.
23 For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants
of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end
of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.
KJV
MESSAGE
The issue of praise and worship cannot be over-emphasised. As a matter
of fact, the primary reason God created man was that man should praise and
worship Him.
“The four and twenty
elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth
for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, Thou art
worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created
all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.” Revelation 4:10-11
Despite the fact that we are created for the
purpose of praising and worshipping God, the Lord still provides great benefits
for us as we go about doing what we must do to fulfil the purpose of our
creation. One of these benefits is the victory that God gives us when we sing
His praises, as is recorded in our Bible reading for today. When Judah began to
sing the praise of God, the Lord arose and fought on their behalf. We have read
this passage so often that we seem to have lost both its significance and
implication. Ordinarily, the people of Judah would have found it difficult to
do what their king asked them to do considering the impending doom of war. How
many of us can sing the praises of God in the presence of danger or attack? At
such times, instead of singing the praises of God, we begin to query God, as if
our righteousness is good enough to make us immune to the attacks of both
spiritual and physical enemies. It is easier read than practised, but only its
practice can bring us blessings, not our reading about it.
Another thing we must learn in today’s
reading is that the Bible says, “he appointed singers unto the Lord, and that
should praise the beauty of holiness….” It is not all praise and worship that
is genuine and acceptable unto the Lord; some are unto the flesh. I have often
told my children in the faith that they should be mindful of the type of songs
they sing in the name of praise or worship. Some of these songs are from the
pit of hell, coated in Christian lyrics. Any song, dance, drama or general work
of art that promotes promiscuity is abominable in the sight of God and will do
the opposite of genuine songs of praise and worship. Our songs should come from
a pure heart; its presentation should also be void of pride and ulterior
motive. It is unfortunate that some so-called songs of praise and worship are
the importation of songs from idol worship. They are melodious, so we embrace them
without knowing the implication. From today, let us allow the Holy Spirit to
give us songs that the Trinity will appreciate, and let us sing to the beauty
of God’s holiness for irreversible victory over our
adversaries.
Action Point
Pray
that the Holy Spirit should give you angelic songs from God’s throne so that
when you sing here on earth, they will join you to sing “holy, holy, holy” unto
the Captain of life.
Bible in one
year:
Deuteronomy
2:26-4:31, Job 1:20-2:6
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