SATURDAY 30.06.2018
"PRAISE MOVES THE HAND OF GOD"
INTRODUCTION
It is written in 2 Kings 3:15, "But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of Jehovah came upon him."
In today's text we discover something amazing related to the prophet Elisha who called a musician to play music and while he was playing, the hand of the Lord came upon him and he was prophesying.
Isn't it amazing to consider that listening to godly inspired music can actually be a way to move the hand of God upon your life?
3) In the midst of battle, singing godly music causes confusion in the camp of the enemies leading them to start fighting one another.
Praise helps us to focus on God and realize our need for Him, and thus turn the battle over to Him. When we do this, God will then bring Victory. This makes Praise and Prayer and Dependence on God great weapons in Spiritual Battles.
1) In the midst of demonic attacks and depression, singing godly music has the ability to cast out demons and evil spirits by the power of God
Anytime Saul was tormented by evil spirits, he was refreched when David was playing music under the anointing. We discover it in 1 Samuel 16:23
"And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was on Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him."
APPLICATION : PRAISE CHANGES THE SPIRITUAL CLIMATE ... When you’re in a bad mood, when you are irritated, when you are upset, when you are nervous, begin praising God. You’ll be amazed at how the atmosphere changes.
2) In the midst of hurtful situations, singing godly music releases divine power which breaks the chains, shakes the foundations and set the captives free.
When Paul and Silas were held in prison, instead of complaining and murmuring, they sang praises unto the Lord and the power of God moved mightly shaking the foundations of the prison and setting free the prisonners as we can read in Acts 16:25-26
"And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises to God: and the prisoners heard them. 26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed."
APPLICATION : PRAISE BRINGS GOD'S PRESENCE (Psalm 22:3). God's presence brings joy (Psalm 16:11). The joy of the Lord is our strength (Nehemiah 8:10).
In 2 Chronicles 20:22, the Bible says,"when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushes against the children of Ammon and Moab who 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."
APPLICATION : PRAISE IS A WEAPON OF WARFARE MEANTS TO CONFUSE THE DEVIL
CONCLUSION
- YOU CANNOT BE A GODLY MAN AND LIKE UNGODLY MUSIC. NO. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE.
- My question to someone today is simple : What kind of music do you listen to?
- The kind of music you incline your ears to hear to reveals a lot about your heart whether you are godly or ungodly
SO SHALL IT BE!
JESUS IS LORD!
JESUS IS LORD!
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