Provoking Divine Presence

praise is appreciating God for who He is. Your appreciation then leads you to worshipping Him. The Bible tells us that praise is comely to God (Ps. 147:1) and that it is a good thing to praise Him (Ps. 92: l). We are also told that God inhabits praise (Ps. 22:3). He loves praises and loves being praised. No wonder then that the Bible commands:

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let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.(Psalm 67:3)

Praise is cardinal to the believer, as it is his cheapest access to God. Since God inhabits praise, it is your surest access to the miraculous. No matter how great the opposition, it does not require more than praise to handle it.

Praise was all it took to get Paul and Silas out of the Macedonian jail (Acts 16:25-26). Unfortunately, the power of praise is not fully understood in the Church. Some think praise is just a church activity and what you do while you wait for others to join you in church.

Praise is the fastest ladder to your high places in life. Developing a lifestyle of praise is what you need to be more than a conqueror. Proverbs 13: 15 says, "Good understanding giveth favour...

You need a good understanding of praise in order to enjoy its benefits. Knowing what you stand to gain through praises will probably help you see what I mean. So, let me show you the wonders that abound in praise.
But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.( Psalm 22:3)

Praise compels God's presence, because it is His natural habitat. God cannot but respond to praise. As much as God wants to be with you all the time, His presence is not automatic; praise is the price you must pay for it, That is 2 Chronicles 15:2 says, "The Lord is with you, while ye be with him..." And Romans 8:31 asks, "If God be for us, who can bc against us!" That means when you are in praise, you are in God, and if you are in God, you are unbeatable, because His presence will naturally distinguish you. As the children of Israel praised God on their way out of Egypt to the Promised Land, God was their sanctuary. The sea saw them and fled (Ps. 114).

This is one of our secrets of triumph. Every outstanding accomplishment our ministry is enjoying today only cost us praise. Blany decades have passed since we began this journey of faith, and we have seen God at work; we have seen Him taking the lead and causing everything to work for us. As we praised Him, He came on the scene and His presence caused us to enyoy ease and speed.

Likewise, the greatest events of your life won't need more than presence; and it takes nothing more than your heart-felt praise to provoke His presence. If you determine to give Him genuine praises the remaining days of your life, the difference will be clear. God's presence will answer to You, and that which you thought impossible will cheaply come to pass in your life.

When you praise Him like Paul and Silas did in the prison, He will show up in every area of Your life and convert your reproach to dignity, just as He stepped into the prison in an earthquake, flung the gates open, causing everyone's chains to fall off (Acts 16:23-40)!

Who is like into thee, O LORD, among the God's? Who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? (Exodus 15:11).