FAITH CAPSULE: When praising God is provoked by understanding, God revokes challenges of the enemy.

Psalm 100

God is the only One who is in control all of time. He alone is the Alpha and Omega; the beginning and the end; the ancient of days and the great I Am that I Am. He alone dwells in an unapproachable light. Above all, God is the only One who inhabits eternity. There are times of challenges, times of disruption, times of isolation, times of celebration and many more of different times. He is God whose time does not expire nor limited by time. Above all the different times is the grace and privilege of life. The Psalmist declared, “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.” (Psalm 150:6) By virtue of the goodness and mercy of God, it cannot be too much if at every breath we are saying, “Praise be to God.” Praising God demands a clear understanding from one that is praising Him. Psalm 47:7 states, “…sing praise Him with understanding” When praising God is provoked by our understanding, God will revoke challenges of the enemy that are militating against our destiny. God deserves all our attention at every breath of life. He is a jealous God.
King David, a man after God’s heart knows that in the heart of God praising Him with understanding is raising standard against our enemies. King David was speaking from his life time experiences when he testified, “I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praise; So shall I be saved from my enemies.” (2 Samuel 22:4) David understood quite well what it meant to be constantly praising God. Praise will stop every hand of enemies not just enemy. Every enemy that confronts us on a daily basis requires constant praise for them to fall down flat. Through the Bible, many wars were fought and won just by praising God that is worth of praise. Praising Him is not in the mouth, but in the heart through the mouth. David was confessing the kind of praise that delivers him from every hand of his enemies. Praising God can never be too much. Praise Him when you’re going out and praise Him when you’re coming in. Praising God in the morning, afternoon and night will get a believer into the presence of God. God inhabits the praises of His people. Psalm 22:3, But you are holy, Enthroned in the praises of Israel.” What will it cost you to let praising Him be your only language as you enter into a new day, a new week, a new month? Constantly praising God is what will make all the difference in every walk of life. Praise the Lord!!

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace to be constant in praising gracious and merciful name of God.