Prayer For Sin’s Power To Be Broken

Prayer For Sin’s Power To Be Broken (According to Romans 6)

Father God,
I thank you for instructing us not to keep on sinning so that You can show us more and more of your wonderful grace. Help us Lord not to forget we were joined with Christ Jesus in His death as we joined Him in baptism. Hallelujah!

Thank you Lord Jesus, since we have been united with you in your death, we will also be raised to life as You were. I give thanks and praise to You for the victory you have won over the power of sin on the cross; and now that you live for the glory of God so we also should consider ourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through You. Glory to Jesus!

Lord Jesus, I declare that I will obey your command and not to let sin have control over my life; and instead I give this new life as an instrument to God to do what is right for His glory. I declare sin is no longer my master for I now live under the freedom of God’s grace.
Hallelujah! Now I am the slave to righteous living so that I will become holy. Praise God!

May the Glory of God fill the earth as the water cover the seas.
All this I pray in Jesus wonderful Name. Amen.

SPIRITUAL DARKNESS

These two days thru CD message and bible study, I have learnt about some truth of spiritual darkness.
Darkness come when the presence of God is not there; the devil is givien permission to stay in area that are withou God's presence.

We as christians also can experience darkness in our lives when certain areas of our lives are not in line with the principles of God's words.
When we have pride; when we want to rule our own life; when we are disobedient; when we ignore the commandments of God and Jesus;
when we stop to bear fruits for the Lord;...the list can go on and on.
The bible said withou faith it is impossible to please God and we cant enjoy the presence of God. That also give the devil chance as we open the door for them to enter, and that's when the darkness have the right to enter into our lives.

The word of God in Ephesians instruct us to put on the full armour of God everyday and stand firm (in faith) and pray without ceasing, by doing so we are able to overcome the evil ones.

The Lord have given me these words "Joshua Spirit" this morning. The spirit of Joshua is: Boldness, Obedience and Trust in God.
I thank God for His encouragement and promise to be courages and obedient and alsos be consistent in Faith, His words in Joshua 1:6-9 assured us by doing so we will have success and prospierity. Halleluah Glory to Jehova God!

Joshua 1:6~9
6 "Be strong and brave. You will lead these people, and they will take the land as their very own. It is the land I promised with an oath to give their people long ago. 7 "Be strong and very brave. Make sure you obey the whole law my servant Moses gave you. Do not turn away from it to the right or the left. Then you will have success everywhere you go. 8 Never stop reading this Scroll of the Law. Day and night you must think about what it says. Make sure you do everything that is written in it. Then things will go well with you. And you will have great success.
9 "Here is what I am commanding you to do. Be strong and brave. Do not be terrified. Do not lose hope. I am the Lord your God. I will be with you everywhere you go."

The Power of Praise and Worship Part 2

Some Biblical Expressions of Praise

1. Declaring of thanks .

Hebrew 13:15 “Through him, then, let us continually offer a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips that confess His name.”

2. Clapping Hands and shouting.

Psalm 47:1 “Clap your hands, all you people; shout to God with loud songs of joys.”

3. Musical Instruments and Dancing

Psalm 150:3-5 “Praise Him with trumpet sound; praise Him with lute and harp! Praise Him with tambourine and dance; praise Him with clanging cymbals.”

4. Singing Praise Songs

Psalm 9:11 “Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion. Declare His deeds among the people.”

5. Psalms, Hymms and Spiritual Songs

Epehsians 5:19-20 “as you sing psalms and hymms and spiritual songs among yourselves, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts, giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

6. Making a Joyful Noise

Psalm 98:4 “Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth, break forth into joyous song and sing.”

7. By Lifting our Hands

Psalm 134:2 “Lift up your hands to the holy place, and bless the Lord.”

8. By Being Still

Psalm 4:3 “When you are disturbed, do not sin; ponder it on your beds, and be silent.”

Psal 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in the earth.”

9. By Being Loud

Psalm 33:3 “Sing to Him a new song; play skiifully on the strings, with loud shouts.”

Psalm 95:1-2 “O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him with songs of praise.”

The Power of Praise sends the enemy running.

Psalm 50:23 “Those who bring thanksgiving as their sacrifice honor me; to those who go to the right way I will show the salvation of God.”

• Sing praises to God manifests God’s presence and repels the presence of the enemy, Satan.
• The devil fears the power in the name of Jesus, and flees from the Lord’s habitation in praise.

2 Chronicle 20:22 “Praise the Lord, for His mercy endureth foever!…when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah, and they were smitten.”

• When the children of Judah led by King Jehoshophat begin to praise God, the power of God is released and defeated their enemy. (Judah actually means ‘Praise’)

Praise to God is a Lifestyle

Psalm 34:1 “I will bless the Lord and all times, his praise shall continually be in my mouth.”

Hebrew 13:15 “By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.”

• Praise is a sacrifice that we shall offer to God daily, not only when we attend church or when we feel like doing it, but because we believe in Him and wish to please Him everyday.
• Praise should be a part of a believer’s lifestyle, inter-mingled as part of their daily prayer life whether at work, in the car, at home or anywhere.

The Power of Praise and Worship

Praise - Honors God!

Praise - Undergirds faith!

Praise - Brings deliverance!

Praise - Is the voice of faith!

Praise - Is the language of heaven!

Praise - Sets the stage for God to move!

Praise - Releases the angels to minister!

Praise - Fuels joy, which is your strength!

Praise - Knocks down walls of resistance!

Praise - Stills the enemy and the avenger!

Praise - Dispels darkness and depression!

Praise - Must precede, not follow blessings!

Praise - Gives God the legal right to help you!

Praise - Brings the presence of God onto the scene!

Praise - Is a sure sign of acceptance of the Word of God!

Praise - Is the highway that faith moves its blessings down!

Praise - Is calling those things that be not as though they were!

But you are holy, O you that inhabit the praises of Israel. (Psalm 22:3)

“It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto your name, O most High:To shew forth your lovingkindness in the morning, and your faithfulness every night,
Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.
For you, LORD, have made me glad through your work: I will triumph in the works of your hands.” (Psalm 92:1-4)

The meaning of Worship and Praise

Worship – In the Hebrew word translation “shachah{” and the Greek word translation “proskune”

[To fall down prostrate, to bow down, crouch, fall down flat, humbly beseech, make or do obeisance, do reverence or to stoop.]

• Therefore worship means to honor and give respect to a divine being or supernatural power, therefore it requires an object of worship – God
• God claims worship as His exclusive right. "For it is written, 'You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.' " (Matthew 4:10).
• Worship also requires a worshipper. In other words, worship is an action taken by people in giving praise and honor to God.

Praise – [Literally to use (that is, hold out) the hand; to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively to bemoan (by wringing the hands): give thanks, rejoice; a celebration of thanksgiving for harvest, to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration) or congratulate.]

• Praising God means adoring Him, honoring Him, and exalting Him

The main difference between worship and praise

We worship God for who he is, and praise Him for what he has done.

The benefits of praise and worship

1. Prepare His Second Coming : First of all, praise and worship are preparing the church and the world for the second coming of Jesus. (Matthew 23:37-39)
2. His Presence: When you praise and worship God, you are bringing down His presence, because he inhabits the praises of His people. (Psalm 100:4).
3. His Power: When you praise and worship God, He manifests his power. (Acts 16:30-31) His power saves, heals, and delivers.
4. His Glory: When you praise and worship God, the Glory of God comes down. (1 Kings 8:10-11)
5. His Anointing: When you praise and worship God, the anointing of God descends upon His servants. Because of this they are able to minister more effectively. (II Kings 3:15-16)
6. His Deliverance: When you praise and worship God, the deliverance power of God comes into play (II Chron 20:1-20). God comes down to deliver His people as they praise and worship Him.
7. His victory : When you praise and worship God, you will experience God’s glorious victory. (2 CHRONICLES 20:1-24 )
8. His Revelation: When we praise and worship the Lord , we would receive a revelation of His will and purpose. (2 KINGS 3:1-20)
9. His Judgement: When we praise and worship the Lord , we would bring down the judgement of God upon the evil doers. We would be able to bind the forces of wickedness from carrying out their destructive activities against us. (PSALM 149:6-9)
10. His Healing: When we praise and worship the Lord , we will experience healing and miracles in our lives. When we praise and worship the Lord , in the midst of our pain and suffering , the Lord will be moved with compassion on us and He will perform a miracle in our lives. (MATTHEW 8:1-3; 9:18-26; 15:21-28)