THE POWER OF PRAISE

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips giving thanks to his name." Heb.13:15

You need to understand the concept of sacrifice for your mind to fully grasp the essence of praise.

Sacrifice means to give up something. Sacrifice means oblation or offering. However, if I am going to bring it closer home, sacrifice suggest that there must be loss of something or the painful exit of something very close to our heart. For example, God sacrificed Jesus on the cross for the redemption of humanity.

Now when the bible talks about sacrificial praise,I strongly believe it is saying that the best time to offer praise is in the period of praise. Those period when it seems as if God doesn't make sense are the moment you offer praise to God.

Have you prayed and it didn't work? Fasted and it looks like an exercise in hunger strike with no particular result to show for it? Switch over to praise.

Sacrificial praise is praising God in the belly of the fish like Jonah did. You just got sacked, praise God on it till the coast is clear. You going through a divorce, heartbreak, unemployment, or death of a loved one? Don't mourn your loss for too long. Put on the garment of praise when your spirit is down.Sadness or complaining doesn't change anything. Only praises changes things.
Prayer tells God about the matter. Fasting makes you wait on God for the matter. The word of God is what you use to remind God of His promises on the matter. But PRAISE is what you use to bring GOD into the matter.

No matter the crisis you're going through, don't allow your condition influences your confession.

Whatever takes praise out of your lips has taken God out of your life. For God dwells in the praises of His people.

Let your praise be more than your prayers. This doesn't mean you shouldn't pray. It means you should do what I call the prayer of praise.

The prayer of praise is making a long list of every single act of kindness you have experienced in your life and thanking God for it. Gratitude changes heaven's attitude to your request and soon enough this eventually will change your altitude.

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Moses Abiola
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