by Bishop David Oyedepo & Pastor David Oyedepo Jnr
We must continue to understand what is in the scriptures, Colossians 1:9. Romans 4:17-21, giving glory to God and then Isaac came. Praise is the expression of our confidence in God that what He promised He is able to deliver.
You can only expect because those things we take for granted are working. It is better to thank God that those things are working which we take for granted because God makes it happen.
We should understand that the things we take for granted are free. Human beings are too expensive to be kept alive by man. God does it for free.
Human beings cannot be maintained by human beings. The beating heart are not equal to life. The breathing lungs are not equal to life. Life is an intangible force that is maintained only by God.
Engage in genuine praise to God. Gratitude is an acknowledgment of God while praise is a celebration of God. Your celebration should be in spite of what you are confronted with. Give Him the praise that is due to His name. 2 Peter 1:19-21, these are prophetic agenda for us.
What are prophecies?
They are not religious wishes but the unfolding of divine plan. Joshua 21:45. God speaks according to what He can and will do if we believe. Every prophetic word received and believed keeps the believes on in season and out of season. You must hold tight if you really believe. T
What is in praise that brings about the fulfilment of prophecy?
Priais provokes divine presence which secures fulfilment of prophecy, 2 Chronicles 20:14,17, 22-24. As they keep praising God, His presence descended. The tangible evidence of
Praise is God’s habitat. When we praise God, He clears off all barriers hindering us from the fulfilment of our prophecy. Psalm 22:3; 114:2-7, as we praise Him, the barriers are cleared off our path.
Praise invokes vengeance on our enemies and clears barriers from before us, Psalm 149:6-8. This is what God makes to happen as we praise God. As we are dancing before Him, He fights our battles. Psalm 94:1-5, we invoke Him, not by crying but by praising.
Two important ways to use praise
1. Focus on what is written and not what is happening around you. Isaiah 54:1-3, as you praise Him, He makes happen what is written in your life.
If you can praise, things will change. Don’t wait for things to change, praise your way to change.
2. We do not praise God for what has happened but praise Him for things to happen.
Only the grateful can be thankful and only the thankful can be praiseful. Psalm 92:1,2. We must begin to position our lives this month, filling it with praise. We must not look back with regret; we must thank Him for His acts. We must look back over the year with gratitude for every single act. Thanksgiving is a debt we permanently owe and we must keep paying it. It must be a daily affair. We must thank Him on a daily basis, Psalm 150:6. Even after the earth, we must keep praising Him even in Heaven. Even the thanksgiving shows we still owe Him as we thank Him with the breath we use to give Him thanks.
Every day, start with gratitude, stay in gratitude, and end in gratitude. Do this on a daily basis because we owe Him.
Altar Call
The starting point of your adventure is giving your life to Christ. Others may call you Christian but does God call you His child.
Your decision determines your position.
You may also have had a relationship with God but you want to return so that you can be restored. The call to rededication is also for you.
Let the the two sets of people lift up their right hand and pray the prayer below:
Lord Jesus, I come to you today. I am a sinner and cannot help myself. I know you died for me. On the third day, you rose again to save me. Come into my life today. I will follow you and never turn back. Thank you for saving me.
If you prayed this prayer, comment below or contact us for guidance on how to grow in your new faith and commitment to Jesus Christ.
God never returns from a battle defeated. Your praises will return with testimonies.
It is thanksgiving that graduates to praise.
Every traceable thing in your life is worthy of thanksgiving.
Book of the Month: Understanding the Power of Praise by Bishop David Oyedepo
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