PRAISE PROVOKES FAVOUR

Early hours of 16th May around 3am Nigerian local time, I woke up and father spoke to me saying...PRAISE PROVOKES MY FAVOUR. This is the reason why I am writing this blog today. Praise means to exalt, extol, appreciate, eulogize, adore etc. The praise of God should always be in our mouth, morning, noon and night everyday throughout the year. Praise to God can be in the form of singing, this must be done with the whole of one's heart because every singing
is not praise but such as involves the whole of the heart to God.

Praise can be done using the psalms, using instruments (organs, harp, guitar, setdrum, trumpet, saxophone, flute, konga drums, etc). Praise can be done by jumping, leaping, clapping, dancing etc like David the king did in Psalms 47 vs 1.

Dancing to God in Praise

Praise requires humility. Pride deprives us of praising God and eventually deprives us of the benefit of praise. God loves praisers and worshipers. Jesus said God is looking for those who will worship Him in Spirit and in truth. When we worship and Praise God, we must do it with the whole of our heart and might 

Praise provokes favour. When God favours you, you go from begging people to receiving abundant blessings unsolicited. It takes humility to praise God. Praise Him unreservedly and provoke His extra ordinary favour on your life. What u need is not begging, but praise to our father in heaven. Humble yourself and praise him right now where you are. Sing & Shout hallelujahhhhhh. 

Lifting up holy hands in Praise

David praised God until his royal linen robe fell of him but he did not care right infront of his servant and handmaids and people he ruled over, instead of taking cognizance of his status before these people, he rather took cognizance of the status of whom he was praising, the King of kings. When his wife, Saul's daughter named Michal called David and chided him for disgracing himself before people in the name of praising God, David replied her that he was praising the King that made him (David) kind before Michal's father, Saul. 

If we recognize how great our God is, we will praise Him unreservedly and give no cognizance to who we think or people say we are. For He is our God, we are the people of His pasture. Everyone can shout praise when they see miracles but we must also praise even when it seems the fig tree is not blossoming because this shows that we really have faith and the tree will eventually blossom and become fruitful. Amen

Praising Jesus

Praise provokes favour. Praise God unreservedly and provoke His extra ordinary favour this season. Blind Bartimaeus cried...Jesus, thou son of David(meaning he called Jesus the son of the great king of Israel, son of the warrior who killed philistine giants, son of giants killer, son of him who lost no battle, son of the greatest psalmist, son of king, prophet and priest,...as the life of David portrayed), have mercy on me. He did not say ...Jesus, son of unknown carpenter Joseph.... No! Bartimaeus called Jesus ..., SON OF DAVID, a form of praise....even though Jesus had passed him, Having heard that unreserved praise of him by a blind man, Jesus stood still, called him, gave him an open cheque,... what do u want me to do for u...Bartimaeus got what he wanted. U can also give our father in heaven unreserved praise right now and He will hand u an open cheque for He is no respecter of persons. It takes humility anyway. Hallelujah!

Without making much ado, wherever you are now, just start praising God unreservedly (even though people around you may think you are mad like Michal thought of David) but go ahead and praise God and you will provoke His favour. See pix of praise service @ Shammah Crusaders Church to encourage you to praise Jesus.

What shall I render to u Lord but praise!