Praise Is His Sanctuary by Lorraine Ezell
Note from Linda: This is a VERY powerful and important message for every man and woman standing for marriage restoration! In fact, it is one of the single most powerful kingdom principles we can implement as we stand on the power and promise of God’s Word for the full and complete restoration of our marriages and families! And it’s a perfect message to precede the Seeds Of Faith post I’m working on about why we all need to stop saying “It’s hard!” But more on that later! Just read this and PUT IT INTO PRACTICE and you won’t be able to avoid being blessed and encouraged!
Just imagine how many more marriages we would see restored if we all started getting up each morning and praising and thanking God for the work of restoration He’s doing in our marriages and families today instead of dreading the day! I bet we’d quickly lose count, so that’s my challenge to everyone who reads this; praise and thank God for the full and complete restoration of your marriage and family right now, every time you get out of bed and EVERY time the devil hits you with one of his fiery darts! And you can rest assured that will send him packing; because he WILL ALWAYS FLEE from HIS presence and when we proclaim the power and promise of the Word of God!
“Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.” Psalm 114:2
“Judah was his sanctuary.” Let me give you a “literal” interpretation of this based on the meaning of these words. “Praise was God’s Holy place of habitation.” Psalm 22:3 says, “But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.”
Do you desire more of the presence of God in your life? Then make your life a place of praise. God doesn’t dwell in murmuring and complaining. He doesn’t dwell in criticism. He doesn’t dwell in backbiting and gossip. He doesn’t dwell where arguing is, nor does He dwell in cursing and profanity. He doesn’t dwell in words of doubt, fear and unbelief. He dwells in praise.
How much time do you spend giving God praise and honor each day? Is your mouth continually filled with His praises? Do you go around your home lifting up His blessed name in praise? Praise is not just something we do in church during the song service. Praise is a lifestyle– a lifestyle of gratitude for the One who died for us, gave His life freely to redeem us from our sins, who gives us all good things, who daily loads us with benefits, who meets and supplies every need. His praise should continually be in our mouths (Psalm 34:1), and the starting place each day is in the morning. When you get out of bed the first thing you should do is open your mouth and begin to praise Him for keeping you safe through the night, for waking you up to the dawn of a new day, for giving you life, health, peace, salvation, for loving you, for making His sun shine upon you, for allowing you the privilege of coming to Him in prayer, for hearing your request, for giving you access into His very presence, (should I continue?). Make your life a sanctuary of praise and watch how His presence will dwell in your life in a greater way.
Have a great day. God dwells in praise, not in complaining.
Coffee Break is a morning devotional written by Lorraine Ezell, and available online and sent by email free of charge for the asking from About the Master’s Business Ministry, Inc.
So please feel free to call Lorraine at (601) 833-5278 or E-mail her at mastersbusiness@bellsouth.net
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This is a great post, and very true! One of the most subconscious ways of doing this is by listening to and singing praise music! Just by singing the lyrics, Satan flees, and joy fills our hearts! Just having it in the background can change your whole day!
Amen, Joe! That’s one reason I love http://www.AllWorship.com so much! It works great in the background no matter what i’m doing and I pump it up loud a lot of time too!
If anyone needs or wants a great praise book try Stormie Omartian’s The Prayer That Changes Everything: The Hidden Power of Praise. It is excellent, as is AllWorship.com.