Monday, 5 August 2013

Praise - a sure way to Gods Heart

Praise- a sure way to Gods manifestation
Welcome back. I sure believe by God that all is well with you.
Today, we are discussing about praise, what praise is and how to offer genuine praise to God.
I shall quickly mention this opening statement(s): we want to build our foundation to effective praise and answers from God the way it should be, the way I have practically done it over the years as Christian and obtained real results.
Firstly, I want us never to forget this; God cannot be mocked, He knows those are His, and He will answer according to the depth of relationship you and I have with Him.(II Timothy 2:19)
Some of us don't get answers to our prayers because we make God a push button or a vending machine.
First thing first, If I am not familiar with you, I cannot in essence open up some areas of my life to you; likewise God Almighty.
The intent behind God forming us (note, man was made in the likeness of God and in His image Genesis 1:26) and giving us a free will was for fellowship or in simple terms; for relationship.
Let me break that down.
Relation- To relate is to discuss with, come to level with or come to connection.
Ship- Carrier, vessel
Lets put it together now: discussion on the same area, level, or having an understanding with each other.
Praise can never be effective with out a relationship with God. Praise, is a form of prayer and prayer is communion with God.
Prayer likewise praise is not, muttering of words, styles of movements nor of a musical orchestration. Praise is a form of prayer comes from the realm of man spirit. Only God has access to this area. No matter how depraved a man may be, once he goes into the mode of praise to God he will see God move. Now, a man can never praise God if he has not seen the reason to; when a depraved man sees his depravity and accepts that God and Jesus Christ our Lord and savior his is only way out of darkness and decides to go into the mode of praise to God, be sure heaven will respond; and heavens response will  be that of deliverance and restoration.
I will explain why.

Psalm 8:2; Matthew 21:16

Hard as it maybe to thank God in unpalatable conditions, the two scriptures above speak volumes of the essence and effect  of thanksgiving from a true heart towards God in bad or good times.
Praise is thanking God for who He his despite a prevailing good or bad circumstance. Praise tells God and yourself that despite this God is God and God will do as He says He will do. It is a form of prayer that you unleashes your faith and hooks you up with Gods faith.
Your emotions may be going haywire at such times, voices ringing in your ears-why me; voices of foul spirits laughing and mocking, telling you after all your sacrifices to this God, time, money, resources spent is this what you deserve from Him?
Praise is a sure weapon of warfare; it never fails when done with a grateful heart. It reverses the irreversible and dethrones powers and principalities.(Psalm 149:6; Psalm 144;9)
How do we offer genuine praise to God.
I will explain this in a very clear and simple manner. To offer praise to God in a manner that is acceptable to Him and that will cause Him to move on your behalf; you and I must necessarily be void of offence towards our fellow man(Psalm 11:7;1 Peter 4:11) . Satan uses offense to make our praise to God ineffective.
Praise is an act of faith just as prayer is
Praise is a form of prayer
Praise are words spoken, sang or rhythmize effectively telling yourself who God is
Effective Praise - How to
It is only when you believe in your heart who God Is( Hebrews 11 :6): only then will your words become alive by Gods Spirit and become effective either as a weapon, or supplication to God for a change or request in your environment. John 6:63; Exodus 15:11; Psalm 22:3
I close with this scripture in the book of Psalms; it is the very summary of this message. As you read it, I pray God cause His face to shine on you. Amen.

Psalm 67
God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause His face to shine on us; Selah.
That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.
Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.
O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.
Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.
Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God even our own God, shall bless us.
God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.

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