Praise invokes God's presence

Friday, August 12th
Praise invokes God's presence.

“But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of

Israel.”
Psalm 22:3

The word inhabitest in our opening scripture also refers to

'married'. This means that God is married to praise. That is

why when you praise He shows up. Praise invokes God's presence.

A dear Man of God spoke about a time they had a praise service

in their church, as they were all dancing, a Muslim man who

came to drop his friends was hearing the sounds coming from the

church so he decided to come down to spy into the church to see

what they were doing. As he went to spy into the church, the

presence of God came upon him, he fell under the power of God,

and he got filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in

other tongues.

When the service ended, he was still speaking in tongues, so

they carried him into the car, and drove him back home. When he

got home still speaking in tongues, his wife amazed and

wondering about what was happening to her husband accused his

friends of going to charm her husband that is why  he cannot

speak in English. These Christians in trying to convince his

wife that he was not charmed gave her a message to listen to,

and as she was listening to the message, the power of God came

upon her also. That was how salvation came into that home, it

was inspired by praise.

An example of such an experience in scripture that validates

their experience is found in Acts 10:44-46, “While Peter yet

spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard

the word. And they of the circumcision which believed were

astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the

Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. For

they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God.”

Instruction.
Read Psalm 47 and Psalm 100 in praise to God.

For further study, read:
Ephesians 5:18-20, Colossians 3:16, James 5:13.


Doing the Word.
Stay conscious and full of the presence of the Lord with you

today by singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.