SCRIPTURE: And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.
Acts 16:25-26.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Praise releases prisoners and terminates captivity.
It has been confirmed that the lifestyle of praise and worship is a lifestyle that takes people up in life. You cannot remain at the low level of life when you release praise and worship to the God who lives on high. When you praise the God who lives in the heavens, He lifts you up from the level of ordinary existence in the earth.
Now, it is important to know that praise and worship is not just about singing and dancing. There are ingredients or components that cause praise to weigh heavily in the spirit. These components make our praise to carry weight in the realm of the spirit.
You see, praise holds the answer to many things in life: praise is a weapon that opens prison doors.
From our anchor Scripture, we understand that Paul and Silas did not stop with praying; they went further to praise God. If you read Acts 16:25 carefully, you will notice that there is a coma after, “Paul and Silas prayed.”
Now, we did not hear that anything happened after they prayed. But when they began to sing praises unto God and the prisoners heard them, suddenly, there was an earthquake, the foundation of the prison shook, and every prisoner’s bands were loosed.
Beloved, it is important to understand that prayer is powerful, but when you combine prayer with praise, you see explosive results.
One thing to learn from here is that praise releases prisoners and terminates captivity. The lifestyle of praise shakes the foundation of any negative thing holding your life. Praise deals with evil or negative foundations. If you want to deal with your foundation, the foundations of ancestral curses, and covenants in your life, engage the weapon of praise and worship.
Remember this: Praise releases prisoners and terminates captivity.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Make up your mind to terminate every form of captivity in your life by the engagement of the weapon of praise.
- Make praise and worship your lifestyle.
PRAYER: Lord, thank You for Your Word to me today. I ask that You robe me with the garment of praise and worship and terminate every form of captivity in my life, Lord, in Jesus’ Name.
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: THE INGREDIENTS OF TRUE PRAISE AND WORSHIP.
QUOTE: To live a life of praise and worship is to access Divine preservation. Culled from the book, “15 KINGDOM STRATEGIES FOR SURVIVAL” by Dr Paul Enenche.
DAILY READING: Acts 4-6
AMAZING FACT: Lions can weigh up to 500 pounds (227 kilograms); they have a strong sense of smell and can detect prey from miles away.
PROPHETIC WORD (DECLARATION): Receive a robing of the garment of praise today, in Jesus’ Name.
