“God came and spoke these
words to me, praise will confuse the enemy.” (from "Praise
Him In Advance" by Marvin
Sapp)
2 Chronicles 20:20-21 King James Version (KJV)
20 And
they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of
Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O
Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God,
so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye
prosper.
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.
Jehoshaphat
praised God in advance. This truly is faith. We come to our Father
knowing that He has the power to take care of us; this is the basis
of true worship. We honor God as the Almighty, the All Powerful, the
Most High God and we praise Him for all things, great and small.
Fear
and anxiety in the face of problems are natural responses and our All
Knowing God understands our moments of weakness. Oh, but when we
settle down and seek His guidance, seek His protection and seek His
will in our lives He is faithful to respond. When we praise Him in
advance we are acknowledging that we have truly put our lives in His
hands and have faith that the battle is His. Jehoshaphat was a
witness to the people of Israel of this faith. He is a witness to us
now to the power of acknowledging our faith by a willingness to
praise God in advance.
We
truly witness for our Lord and Savior when others see us praising Him
in the midst of all things. We praise God when things are going well.
We praise God when we have troubles. We amaze those around us with
our faith and we truly confuse the enemy when we continue in the
service of God despite all that the enemy throws at us.
Dear
Father, please keep me in the model of Jehoshaphat. with a
willingness to put a song of praise in front of all of my problems,
in acknowledgment of the true fact that You are in charge of all. I
thank You for Your Word of encouragement. I thank You for work to do
in the kingdom. I thank You for the strength to do Your work. I thank
You for being in my life.
I
praise You in advance.
May
God Forever Be a Blessing in Your Life!!!
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