Praise is your freedom - Friday Praise & Pray (for others) August 5, 2022

Praise is your freedom.

Have you ever noticed how much better you feel when worship music is playing? You forget your problems and even marvel at how joyful you are.

That's because when we praise or are surrounded by voices of praise, we invite the Lord into our environment. The Bible said, "How can light and darkness live together?" in 2 Corinthians 6:14 (GNT). Therefore, wherever the Lord is, darkness must flee.

Oftentimes, we're too intellectual to accept that something so simple could be the way to stop the devil in its tracks. However, praise is a mighty weapon that sends satan running.

Psalm 149:6-9 - May the praise of God be in their mouths and a double-edged sword in their hands, 7 to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples, 8 to bind their kings with fetters, their nobles with shackles of iron, 9 to carry out the sentence written against them— this is the glory of all his faithful people. Praise the LORD.

This scripture details what praise does in the 'hands' of God's children. It is an authoritative implement that stops kings - the most powerful - be they here in earth or in the spiritual. Praise enables God's beloved to punch above their weight and wield His limitless strength. And there's nothing satan can do about it.

So, will you tap into the power that's at your disposal today? Will you lift your voice and your heart to the glory of God? Satan will throw as much chaos as possible at you to throw you off and distract you from giving God His due reverence. Are you going to let that scheme work on you? Or, are you going to take a deep breath and focus on thanking God even if you are in the midst of a storm? Will you trust Him enough to take your eyes off the wind and simply walk on water, praising Him until the storm stills?

God bless you and I pray I'll see you at Noon EST. I also pray that you'll surround yourself with praise to chase the dark away, IJMN, Amen.