RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL. THE POWER OF PRAISE AND WORSHIP - PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME FRIDAY, APRIL 1ST 2016

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed (Acts 16:25-26).

Acts 16 chronicles how songs of praise from Paul and Silas resulted in a divinely orchestrated earthquake that saw to their release from an obnoxious incarceration. When you praise the Lord from your heart in the beauty of holiness, the result is a divine explosion of glory. Praise and worship the Lord in the face of daunting challenges, and His glory will be manifested in your behalf.

If you desire a miracle today, whether it's in your job or finances or even trouble at work; or perhaps it has to do with your heath or that of a loved one; whatever it is, as an act of faith, set this matter before you, and begin to sing songs of praise in the spirit and also in your understanding again and again, as the spirit gives you utterance. By this act of faith, you're invoking the power of the might God—the most High God—over the matter before you.

You don't have to say much. Don't talk about the thing that's been bothering you; keep your focus on the Lord, as you sing and dance to the Lord, chanting verses of praise to extol His majesty, the power of God will surge through your being. Don't stop at this time; as the inspiration increases, speak in tongues again and again, until you have a note of victory.

No matter what the case is, such worship will be followed by the miraculous. Rather than feel downcast, helpless or overwhelmed when you face challenges, employ the worship and praise strategy; the power of God's Spirit will be stirred, and you'll have a testimony.

PRAYER

Dear Father, as I sing to extol your majesty, in the beauty of holiness, and worship you in spirit and in truth, your divine power is manifested in my life. Even now, your glory is revealed in me, and in my circumstances. I'm eternally triumphant by the power of the Holy Spirit, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

Further Study: || Judges 5:3 Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel. ||

|| Psalm 7:17 I will praise the Lord according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the Lord most high. ||

|| 2 Chronicles 5:13 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; ||

Daily Scripture Reading

1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Luke 9:1-17,
Joshua 10-12

2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Romans 5:12-21,
Psalm 104