REVELATIONS 19:5-6
Welcome to the month of December and the last Thanksgiving Service of the year 2018. I pray that
the Glory of God will be made fully manifest in your life this month in the Name of Jesus.
Halleluiah means Praise the Lord.
Psalm 100 urges believers to: “enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name” The psalm tells us to remember God’s goodness and dependability and then to worship with thanksgiving and praise. God delights in those who praise and worship Him. Praise will open the gates and courts of God for you. David knew this; hence he says in psalm 34 :1 “I will bless the lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth”.
Beloved children of God, there will always be three categories of people – those who have just lost a battle, those who are in the midst of a terrific battle and those who have just won a battle. The major reason why those who have just lost a battle should praise God is that when there is life there is hope. Ecclesiastes chapter 9 verse 4 tells us that “a living dog is better than a dead lion”. If you are still breathing, you should be praising God because as long as there is life, tomorrow can still be alright. In Judges chapter 16 from verse 18 to 20, Samson had just lost a big battle: Delilah had shaved off his hair, handed him over to the enemy. They bond him, plucked out his eyes and were leading him down to prison; but the Bible says, his hair began to grow again. No matter how terrible your situation may be, it cannot be worse than that of Job and yet Job said in Job 19 verse 25, he said, “despite everything that may be happening to me, I know my Redeemer lives”. As long as you are still alive; as long as Jesus is alive, you are confident that tomorrow will still be alright.
Brethren, when you are fighting a battle, you know you cannot win, the wisest thing to do is to look for someone who can help you win the battle and beg Him to come and help. In 2 Chronicles chapter 20 verse 1 to 25 – three mighty kings came against Jehoshaphat, just one of them is enough to wipe out Jehoshaphat; he referred the case to the Almighty God. The Almighty God told him, “all you need to do is praise Me and I will take care of the situation”. God intervened and won the battle for Judah.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING SUNDAY!
PRAYER POINT
Father, make me an instrument of worship and praise to You and use me to exhort and inspire others to worship You as only You deserve it.