Praise – Page 4 – Prince Chimaobim

DIVIDENDS OF PRAISE (7): SECURED/PRESERVED BLESSING

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Thursday June 15, 2023

DIVIDENDS OF PRAISE (7): SECURED/PRESERVED BLESSING

I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
Ecclesiastes 3:14 (KJV)

The blessings some people enjoy are not sustained forever because they do not know how to preserve them. Praise is the secret for preserving our blessings. Yahweh said in Malachi 2:2: ‘If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.’ Psalm 50:23 also says, “Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me…” Giving glory to Yahweh is the covenant device for the preservation of blessings. Yahweh expects you to give Him glory for His hand on your life; when you don’t, He is compelled to curse that blessing or withdraw it. When you hit a jackpot in business or you are singled out among a thousand people for honour, don’t kiss your hand and congratulate yourself as an intelligent, energetic and unbeatable person. Give Yahweh the glory, because without Him you can do nothing.

DIVIDENDS OF PRAISE (6): MIRACLE-FILLED EXISTENCE

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Wednesday June 14, 2023

DIVIDENDS OF PRAISE (6): MIRACLE-FILLED EXISTENCE

1 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. 7 He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.
Psalms 103:1,7 (KJV)

Firstly, let us understand that to ‘bless the Lord’ means to thank Him. In 1 Corinthians 14:16, the word says, ‘Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?’ Here to ‘bless with the spirit’ was equated with at your ‘giving of thanks’. So, how do we bless the Lord? By giving Him thanks and with our opening verse by kneeling before Him (Barak). When we give Yahweh thanks, it unleashes His acts. It secures existence in the realm of the miraculous as a lifestyle. When you let praise happen, Yahweh makes known His ways to you, giving you direction. Most of the time, He speaks to you in the heat of praise; then His acts (diverse miracles) take place. Your surest access to miracles is knowing what to do to have them. There is a gift of the Spirit called the gift of working of miracles. Miracles are worked out by following scriptural prescriptions. Praise is a common factor in working all manner of miracles. At the grave of Lazarus in John 11:41, ‘…Jesus looked upward and said, “Father, I thank you that you have listened to me.’ which was the ways of Yahweh for bringing about any miracle, consequently, the acts of Yahweh was manifested, and Lazarus was raised from the dead. This means that if you can take your seat at the house of thanksgiving and praise to Yahweh, you will exist in miracles. Your life will be a stream from one supernatural occurrence to another as in everyday life.

DIVIDENDS OF PRAISE (5): RELEASE OF UNCTION

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Tuesday June 13, 2023

DIVIDENDS OF PRAISE (5): RELEASE OF UNCTION

1 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: 10 But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
Psalms 92:1, 10 (KJV)

Unction talks about the power of Yahweh to perform His will on earth. Purpose is the will of Yahweh concerning your life, your career, family and church. Anything that concerns Yahweh requires His unction for execution. To walk in prosperity as a child of Yahweh, you require unction. To function in the gifts of the Holy Spirit as seen in 1 Corinthians 12, you need the unction of the Holy Spirit. That power upon you helps you to enforce the will of Yahweh even in the face of satanic opposition. Until you are in praise, you cannot access fresh oil. There is a flow of fresh anointing in praise which ultimately engenders the fulfillment of divine agenda for your life and world. When you give thanks and sing praises from the heart to the Lord, there is a release of fresh anointing from His presence that comes upon you. When you are not in praise, you are not in Yahweh. The moment Yahweh is not for you, He can’t help you. When you are in praise, you are in Yahweh, and consequently in power. You are not just in power, but in unlimited power!

DIVIDENDS OF PRAISE (4): YAHWEH’S MANIFEST PRESENCE

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Monday June 12, 2023

DIVIDENDS OF PRAISE (4): YAHWEH’S MANIFEST PRESENCE

It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the Lord;
II Chronicles 5:13 (KJV)

Praise is the vehicle that conveys anyone into Yahweh’s presence. Yahweh inhabits the praise of His people (see Psalms 22:3). Whenever anyone wants to experience God’s presence, all that is required is to enter with thanksgiving and go on with singing praises to the Lord from the heart, then His presence is provoked. When Yahweh arrives what happens?

1. Everything holding you quakes out. There is earthquake when Yahweh arrives at the scene. Paul and Silas were thrown into the prison for preaching the gospel but at midnight, they praised Yahweh. As Yahweh visited the prison to inhabit their praise, there was great earthquake so that the foundation of the prison was shaken (see Acts 16:25-26). Praise builds a house for the presence of the Lord and when He arrives, whatever is harassing your life must be shaken out by fire. That is the wonder of praise. It has the capacity to bring Yahweh on the scene who in turn sets you free from every harassment of the enemy.

DIVIDENDS OF PRAISE (3): A HURT-FREE ZONE OF LIFE

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Sunday June 11, 2023

DIVIDENDS OF PRAISE (3): A HURT-FREE ZONE OF LIFE

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Psalms 16:11 (KJV)

II Peter 3:13 (KJV) says, ‘And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?’ It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord (see Psalms 92:1) and when you align yourself with that which is good, you enter into a hurt-free zone of life. You become unharmable, untouchable, unmolestible, unconquerable, indomitable and unsubduable. Praise is a good thing. Praise is comely (see Psalms 33:1). Why does praise secure and usher one into a hurt-free zone of life? Firstly, II Peter 3:13 answers that. Praise is a good thing and no one can harm you if you are a follower and doer of that which is good. Embedded in that which is good is security that covers every practitioner. Secondly, praise is the habitat of Yahweh. Divine presence is realised in praise and when Yahweh comes down, nothing that hurts can remain around. The presence of Yahweh has the mountains skipping like rams and the hills like lambs. The earth literally trembles at the presence of the God of Jacob (see Psalms 114:7). Can you imagine what opposition against your life and destiny that can stand that majestic presence of Yahweh? Can you imagine whatever brings hurt and pain that can stand before the presence of Yahweh? That presence turns the rock into a standing water. That is no matter how hard your situation seems to be, at the presence of Yahweh, there is a supernatural intervention turning obstacles into testimonies.

DIVIDENDS OF PRAISE (2): UPWARD AND FORWARD EXISTENCE

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Saturday June 10, 2023

DIVIDENDS OF PRAISE (2): UPWARD AND FORWARD EXISTENCE

Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,
II Samuel 23:1 (KJV)

“The words of the man who was raised up on high.” Praise ensures existence in upward and forward living. You never know a better yesterday. Your paths are like the shining light, that shines more and more unto the perfect day (see Proverbs 4:18). While others say that there is a casting down, you are always on the mountain top shouting there is a lifting up (see Job 22:29), and they are wondering at the wonders that are oozing forth from your life. Praise establishes one on the upward and forward life. That was the secret of David who at the end of his journey on earth made the statement we read in our opening text. When you are praise-full, you enjoy being raised. Yahweh designed praise for your supernatural lifting, but how much light you have on it determines how much raise you enjoy by it. No Christian will ever be at his best without an understanding of praise. Psalm 92:1,12 says, ‘It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.’ “…He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon”, that talks about you being outstanding. The cedar tree grows far above all other trees. In verse 14, God says you will not only be outstanding for a season, but you will also bring forth fruit in old age! That means you will keep producing results, until when you leave this earth.

DIVIDENDS OF PRAISE (1): PROVOKES/PROCURES HARVESTS

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Friday June 9, 2023

DIVIDENDS OF PRAISE (1): PROVOKES/PROCURES HARVESTS

5 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. 6 Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. 7 God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.
Psalms 67:5-7 [KJV]

Praise provokes the release of your harvest. Even when you are a cheerful and consistent giver, you still need praise to turn your seed into harvest. When you praise Yahweh, His blessings upon your life become inexhaustible. No matter what you do in the kingdom of Yahweh, until you have praised Him, you cannot be fruitful. Behind every prosperous life is the mystery of praise. This is because praise effectively waters the seeds you sow – your services and offerings in the kingdom. David was a mighty seed sower and was also a praising king. As a result, he became a mighty man on the earth! The more you praise Him, the more meaningful your life becomes! The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your praise. Let’s give it to Him! I’d like you to know this: Yahweh owes you nothing, for He has done all things well. Rather, you owe Him praise. And as you praise Him, you won’t need to struggle for your needs to be met any more; they will be met of their own accord. Remember that the presence of Yahweh is the environment that man was created to live in and for his life to produce fruits and harvests, he must continue to exist in the presence of Yahweh. What the soil is to the plant is what the presence of Yahweh is to the life of man. Without the presence of Yahweh we wither and die.

EDEN: THE ENVIRONMENT OF YAHWEH’S PRESENCE

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Thursday June 8, 2023

EDEN: THE ENVIRONMENT OF YAHWEH’S PRESENCE

And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Genesis 2:8 [KJV]

Eden in Hebrew means pleasure; delicate, delight. Yahweh planted a garden in Eden and there He put the man whom He had formed. When Yahweh wanted to make man, He spoke to Himself, ‘let us make man in our image, after our likeness’ (Genesis 1:26). Us here is the trinity, Yahweh, the Father, Son and Spirit. When Yahweh wanted to make the plants, he spoke to the ground (see Genesis 1:24-25). So for the plants to survive, it has to stay on the ground and connected to the ground. Whenever you remove the plant or disconnect it from the ground, death results. This is the principle of creation. Everything that is created must be connected to the environment that produced it to survive and live. Death occurs when creation is disconnected from its environment of creation. Yahweh spoke to the water to bring forth the fish. So the environment of the creation of the fish is the water. If the fish must live, it must be connected to the environment of its creation. This is a principle of creation that cannot be violated. Yahweh spoke to Himself to create the man, so Yahweh is the environment of man’s creation. Yahweh is a spirit. So for man to be in Yahweh’s image and likeness, he must of necessity be a spirit. Man is a spirit that has a soul and lives in a body. The physical body of man was made out of the ground. The soul of man came by the breathe of Yahweh. The breathe of Yahweh is the Spirit of Yahweh. The Spirit of Yahweh when it was imparted to the man activated the soul of man which comprise of the will, the mind and the emotions. So Yahweh made man and placed Him in Eden, the place of His presence. Eden is a place of delight where Yahweh’s presence created a climate of pleasantness for the man.

THE MYSTERY OF ENVIRONMENT

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Wednesday June 7, 2023

THE MYSTERY OF ENVIRONMENT

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.Genesis 1:20 (KJV)

There is a truth the Spirit of the Lord wants to ingrain into your spirit indelibly and that is that you are created to function in the presence of the Lord. If you can understand this and begin to consciously practice His presence, you would have achieved the purpose of today’s word. Man’s ability to fulfil his purpose and to be all Yahweh intended him to be is predicated on the requirement that he obey the principles Yahweh established when He created human beings. The presence of Yahweh is the environment that your life and destiny is designed to function in order to be fully actualised. That is why nothing can satisfy the heart of man on earth. The economists says that human desires are insatiable. That is because on earth, nothing can fill the void in man that was designed to be filled only with the manifest presence of Yahweh.

PRAISE IS YOUR PURPOSE

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Tuesday June 6, 2023

PRAISE IS YOUR PURPOSE

This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.
Isaiah 43:21 (KJV)

Purpose is the original intention for the creation of a thing. For everything created there was a purpose behind the manufacturer’s mind for the making of that thing. Man is the creation of Yahweh and He didn’t leave us ignorant of the purpose for Him making man. Dr Myles says that if purpose is not known, abuse is inevitable. The reason there is so much abuse of purpose in the human race is because for most part, most people don’t even know the purpose for which they are alive. They were born into a routine of being born, going to school, getting a job or starting an enterprise, getting married and giving birth to children, growing old and dying. Most people go through this routine and for them, that is life. No wonder, there is so much bustle in the rat race. Everyone wants to beat everyone else. For the majority, there is no consciousness of purpose at all. Consequently, what you don’t know you can’t pursue. The good news is that man has a purpose for his making and it can be discovered. There is the general purpose of man and there is the specific purpose of man. The specific purpose gives the individual the specific ways to fulfil the general purpose. By all means the general purpose is the life assignment of man and that is to show forth the praises of the Yahweh; to bring Yahweh praise and glory. Whatever man is doing that does not fulfil this purpose is a wasted life and securing an eternity in agony and anguish. Though praising Yahweh is our purpose, it is only the living that can praise the Lord (see Isaiah 38:19). Ephesians 2:1 says that we were dead in trespasses and sins. Apostle Paul says that the law came and sin revived in him, thereby killing him (see Romans 7:9). Sin kills and Romans 3:23 says that all have sinned and come short of the glory of Yahweh. Therefore, everyone born of a woman was born in sin, consequently, spiritually dead. That implies that you cannot praise Yahweh until you are alive and living.