FAITH CAPSULE: Understand that the faith-generated praise is a vital spiritual weapon for winning impossible battles.

Acts 16:25-34

It is an understanding to know God. Ones that know Him fear Him. It is the fear of God that will make man not to depart from God. To fear God is to love Him. Obviously, you can only praise the one you love and the one that you have faith in. Fear God, allow faith to raise you, and praise Him with understanding. In praising God, understand that God will be there to raise you and make you an overcomer over confronting challenges. Understand that the faith-generated praise is a vital spiritual weapon for winning impossible battles in the journey of life.
Paul and Silas, in the prison of termination, stagnation, and destruction, prayed and sang praises to God. It is written, “But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed.” (Acts 16:25-26) Paul and Silas engaged praise worship, a weapon that never fails to deliver and deliverance became their portion. Making the choice to praise God instead plunge into fear is the evidence of faith and fear of God more than man.
Jesus spoke about fearing God rather than fear the wicked one stating, “And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” (Matthew 10:28) King David testified in his thanksgiving, “I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.” (2 Samuel 22:4) Jehoshaphat could not have won the battle when he was confronted by Moab and Ammon. He sought the Lord for help and the Lord promised to take over the battle. (2 Chronicles 20:17) The Bible recorded, “Now when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were defeated.”(2 Chronicles 20:32) Today and in the coming days, weeks, months or years, only invest fear in God, reject fear that is not of God; call upon His Holy name just as David testified. In your calling, let Him know He alone is worthy to be praised and you shall be saved from all your enemies. When faith rises, fear will sink; when fear rises, faith will sink. Let your faith rise. Praise Him and fear will fail.         

Prayer for today: Ask God the Most High God; the King of kings; the ancient of days to put His fear in your heart.