Topic – Genuine praise and worship: A path to
victory
Memorise: 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.
– 2 Chronicles 20:22
Read: 2
Chronicles 20:21-23 (KJV)
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.
Bible in One Year: Deuteronomy 2:26-4:31; Job 1:20-2:6
MESSAGE:
The issue of praise and worship cannot be overemphasized. As a
matter of fact, the primary reason God created man was that man should praise
and worship Him.
“10 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, 11 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.” - Revelations 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 fulfill the purpose of our creation. One of these
benefits is the victory that God gives to 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 practiced, 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.
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