OBSTACLES TO ACCEPTABLE PRAISE (4): HIGH-MINDEDNESS

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Thursday September 22, 2022

OBSTACLES TO ACCEPTABLE PRAISE (4): HIGH-MINDEDNESS

Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
Romans 11:20 (KJV)

Highmindedness is one of the greatest enemies of praise. It is a condition where an individual sees everything as below his expectation. He sees himself as too much for where he is and hardly appreciates the acts of Yahweh in his life. As a matter of fact, Yahweh is too slow for him. This is nothing but a device of the enemy to turn one against Yahweh, by portraying Him as unfaithful and slow. The Bible says that in the last days, men shall be high-minded, lovers of pleasures and of self more than lovers of Yahweh (see 2 Timothy.3:2-5). They are never satisfied and they celebrate their qualifications and expertise at the expense of their relationship with Yahweh. At the end of the day, Yahweh leaves them to themselves. But 1 Timothy 6:17 says, ‘Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy.‘ Life is in phases! Until you accept the reality of that statement, you may be phased out. You must appreciate the fact that you are where you are now, by the faithfulness of Yahweh. So, whatever you possess is not as a result of your expertise, but the hand of Yahweh upon your life.

OBSTACLES TO ACCEPTABLE PRAISE (1): THE SPIRIT OF HEAVINESS

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Monday September 19, 2022

OBSTACLES TO ACCEPTABLE PRAISE (1): THE SPIRIT OF HEAVINESS

Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
Psalms 69:20 (KJV)

The spirit of heaviness is an enemy of praise.  It is not a state of the mind, neither is it an attitude.  It is a spirit – a force in the realm of the unseen.  Its victim is not down because of any negative thing that has happened to him; he is depressed most times without even knowing why!  He wonders what life is all about.  I believe that was the spirit that came upon Elijah when he fled from Jezebel.  He said, “… It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.” (1 Kings 19:4.).  Until the spirit of heaviness goes, praise, which is your guarantee to the high places in life, cannot flow.  But Isaiah 61:1,3 says, ‘The spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to… appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness…’

AWESOMENESS OF PRAISE (9): SUPERNATURAL LIFTING

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Saturday September 17, 2022

AWESOMENESS OF PRAISE (9):  SUPERNATURAL LIFTING

1 Praise ye the Lord. Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord.   7 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
Psalms 113:1, 7 (KJV)

There is a lifting up; a raising up when praise goes up to the Lord.  Psalms 134:2 says, ‘Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.’  The lifting up of the hands in praise is very symbolic.  Just like a child when his father arrives from work or journey, is overjoyed to see him and runs to him, lifting up his/her hands gives the father an opportunity to lift the child up; lifting up our hands in praise is giving the Lord the opportunity to raise us up and that is exactly what our opening text is saying.  As you praise the Lord, He lifts and raises you from any place that makes your life uncomfortable.  Not just that, He places you in places that is humanly unimaginable, among the nobles of the earth (see Psalms 113:8).  Psalms 141:2 says something striking, ‘Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.’  The lifting up of our hands in praise is as the evening sacrifice which produces sweet savour to the Lord, who in turn lifts you and places you where the mind of man cannot imagine.  Yadah is praising Yahweh with extended hands in adoration.  When you yadah the Lord, you give Him the opportunity to turn you into a wonder in your world.  Sometimes, the lifting can be instant, other times, it can be in the process of time, you discover you are way beyond whatever efforts, connection and perspiration can achieve.  Praising the Lord engenders a supernatural raise in life.

AWESOMENESS OF PRAISE (7): SECURED/PRESERVED BLESSING

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Thursday September 15, 2022

AWESOMENESS 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.

TRAINING YOUR HUMAN SPIRIT (2): PRACTICE THE WORD

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QUALIFICATION TO BE LED (2): BE MEEK

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TO RENDER SATISFACTORY PRAISE (1): LIVE IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH

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SICK? CHECK IF YOU ARE IN LOVE

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THE TRUTH VERSUS THE FACTS

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FAITH BOOSTERS (PART 3): A HEART OF LOVE

#WordForTodayDevotional Sunday September 26, 2021 FAITH BOOSTERS (PART 3): A HEART OF LOVE For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision? but faith which worketh by love.Galatians 5:6 (KJV) There was a time a lawyer came to Yahushua and asked Him, “Which is the great commandment in the law?” And Yahushua answered …

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