“I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will show forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High. When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence” (Ps. 9:1-3).
Joy and praise together release strength on the inside of you and power on the outside. Psalm 22:3 says God inhabits our praises. When God’s presence begins to come into our midst, our enemies fall back. They can’t stand the presence of God.
Psalm 68:1-3 says, “Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.”
Now, that’s power! When God’s people rise up in praise and worship and celebrate the victories of God, His enemies are scattered.
No wonder Satan has tried so hard to get God’s people to sit still. No wonder he has bound us up with traditions that taught us to sit back in “dignified” silence. For most of us, our traditions have taught us not to do the very things the Bible says we are to do when we worship and praise.
But tradition’s day is over. I’m telling you, when the Spirit begins to move, inhibition has to flee. The Bible says, “And they…shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine…” (Zech. 10:7).
You know what happens when people drink wine—they lose their inhibitions! That’s what happened to the disciples on the Day of Pentecost. They had been hiding out only a few days before, but when the Holy Ghost came upon them, suddenly they were on the streets acting so wild, everyone thought they had been drinking.
What God considers “dignified” and what you consider dignified are two different things. God wants you free. He doesn’t want you bound up with traditions or fear of what other people might think.
He wants you to be free to laugh. He wants you to be free to leap and praise and sing. He wants you to be free to rejoice. He wants you so free that other people won’t understand it—they’ll just want it!
Speak the Word: I sing praises to the Name of the Lord. When my enemies are turned back, they fall and perish at the Lord’s presence (Ps. 9:2-3).
For Further Study: Ps. 98
Daily Scripture Reading: Joel 2-3; Amos 1; Ps. 125-126
Eagle Mountain International Church, Inc.
aka: Kenneth Copeland Ministries
For the last 50 years Kenneth and Gloria Copeland have been passionately teaching Christians all over the world how to apply the principles of faith found in God's WORD to their lives.
They have seven ministry offices around the world: United States, Canada, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Ukraine and Latin America. Their God-given directive is to preach and teach the uncompromised WORD of God on every available voice, which is being accomplished through a variety of channels, including our Believer's Voice of Victory TV and radio broadcasts, podcast and magazine; Believers' Conventions, Victory Campaigns and Living Victory meetings; published books, website, and social media channels, to name a few.
With the expansion of technology, they have more work to do now than ever. They are determined to let the world know Jesus is LORD, and they are not slowing down anytime soon!
Website: https://www.kcm.org