GOD BLESSES THOSE THAT PRAISE AND WORSHIP HIM: Holiness Revival Movement Worldwide.

BY PASTOR PAUL RIKA
(Int'l Director Holiness Revival Movement Worldwide)

DATE:
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2019.

TEXT:  Psalm 18: 1-3 

Key verse: 1 Chronicles 20:22 “And  when they began to sing and to  praise, the LORD set ambushments  against the children of Ammon, Moab  and mount Seir, which were come  against Judah; and they were  smitten.”   

Offering praise and thanksgiving  in  worship to God is offering an  acceptable sacrifice. God inhabits the praises of His  people. When such sacrifice comes  from Other righteous in an acceptable  manner, God is greatly glorified. Our  God honours those that honour Him  and blesses those that praise Him.  

The scripture records His great manifestations among His people when He was praised and adored. Surely there is great reward in  praising and worshipping God in the beauty of holiness. Individual  believers can engage themselves in  praise, thanksgiving and worship as well as a congregation to the blessing  of their souls.

God inhabits the praises of His saints. Let's listen to the psalmists tell us the  blessings received in offering praise and thanksgiving to God. “God is to be praised because of Who  He is. He created us for the purpose  of giving Him praise and worship.

We  are to praise and thank Him not for  the blessings we hope to receive from  Him, but because praise and worship  is our duty as His creatures”. There are those who go into sessions  of praise and thanksgiving when they  are in difficulty, hoping that by these  the Lord will perform the desired  miracle for them.

We must know that except the Spirit  of God leads us to do so, these may  not proffer solution to our problem.  The Scripture has presented the  various ways in which we can have  our problems solved and our needs  met. Sessions of praise and thanksgiving is  just one of these ways. 

Repentance,  restitution, faith, prayer, fasting, and  counseling are other ways. Let the Holy Spirit guide you to the  scriptural thing to do for your  salvation and blessing. Some make  vows to God, promising to do or give  a particular thing to Him if He answers  them. 

Others give an offering in  advance to God as a token of faith in  Him, hoping that He will answer them  by this. We must be led by the Spirit to what  is the right thing to do and be  scripturally persuaded in our hearts.  Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

 The psalmist gives account of what he was persuaded to  do when he was in trouble. He was  persuaded in his heart to make a vow  to the Lord. He promised to give substantial sacrifice of thanksgiving to  the Lord, if He would hear his prayer. He took time to pray earnestly to God,  holding to His promises. 

He also  thoroughly examined himself to ensure that there was no sin in his life,  however,  small. He  persisted in prayer until God  manifested His faithfulness. He  became joyful, publicly testified to the  goodness of God and went to the house of God to pay his vow.

Thought for the day:
God inhabits the praises of His saints

Song for the day:
Praising the Lord always....

Bible reading  for the day:
Ezekiel 27-28; James 4.