COVENANT OF PRAISE

By Brother Godwin
                                                                                                                       
Beloved,

When the Psalmist declared “I will praise the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my lips”, it was not because he has nothing to do. It was because he understood that every word of praise is a seed.  God established a covenant after the flood when he declared that “while the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease” (Genesis 8:22). David knew that God keep covenants. Therefore his dances were not to lose weight or to impress anybody. He was continually sowing seed into God. Did I say sowing seed into God? No. I did not say it, God said it in his word. For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations (Isaiah 61:11). Wao! God likened himself to a garden and because his covenant would he not break, he causes righteousness and praise sown into him to spring forth.

Stop looking at the things you think that God has not done. That was the cause of Eve’s down fall. She had all, but the enemy deceived her to focus on the one instead of on the all. You know what, the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen (THOSE EXPECTATIONS OF YOURS; THE MIRACLES, JOBS HEALINGS ETC), being understood by the things that are made (ARE CLEARLY EVIDENT BY THE MIRACLES YOU ARE ENJOYING TODAY; THE MIRACLES YOU SEE IN THE LIFE OF OTHERS), even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse (Romans 1:20). If you are breathing now, God’s power is already manifest in you. Jesus asked in Matthew 6:25, “is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Focus on what you have and praise God for them, because the others are on their way. Are you expecting a baby? Anytime you see anyone carrying a baby, it is a sure proof that yours is on the way. This applies to car, houses, jobs and whatever…because the invincible things of God are understood by what is made. Hallelujah! Friend, praise God for the answer of what you believe him for. Is it money, celebrate him for money. Are you believing for children, praise him for those. Do you know what? The Bible’s evidence that you have received what you asked him is your prayer according to what his words says (1 John 5:14-15, THINK ABOUT THIS SCRIPTURE)? Once we have prayed in line with what the word of God says, we are confident that he heard us and granted our petition.  

Let's take it from another angle. The Bible says that at the mentioned of the name of Jesus every knee bows, isn’t it? I want to tell something; whatever the name of Jesus can do, praise to God can do. Hallelujah! According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness (Psalms 48:10). This was the secret of the victory over the walls of Jericho. Jehoshaphath understood this and looked for singers instead of men who can use spears, bows and arrows (2 Chronicles 20:21). You know what? God does wonders when we praise him (Exodus 15:11).

Praise stills the enemy. I mean, praise incapacitate the devil. Just like you and I cannot survive inside water, the devil cannot survive praise. The psalmist said this: Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger (Psalms 8:2). So God put strength in mouth of babes and suckling for the sole purpose of incapacitating the enemy. Jesus quoting this same scripture in Matthew 21: 16 and phrased it this way: Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise? Are you seeing anything? Jesus referred to strength as praise. Friends, faith-full praises to God unleashing God's strength in man’s affairs. You can also see what regard God has for the devil. Can’t you? The enemy is so small that babes and suckling can deal with. If babes and suckling can incapacitate the enemy, I don’t see the problem that you as an adult has. Are you still there?
God sounded disappointed in Psalms 81:13-16 when he said Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries. The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever. He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee. What was it that they did not hearken to? They refused to open their mouth wide to praise God (Psalms 81:1-3, 10). Because it was so important to the victory of his children, God gave it as a commandment (Psalms 81:4, Malachi 2: 1-2). There is really no excuse.

So get ready and praise God anyhow. Not just on Saturday but at all times. Start sowing the seed of praise into God and the turn around that you will experience would surprise you. God keeps covenants.

See you on Saturday…………and bring your friends along.