Friday, July 11, 2014

Keep Praising Him Until The Midnight Hour!


Have you had seasons in your life where you felt like you didn't see any change in your circumstances? I'm sure we can all say we have! We must never give up "Praising the Lord" even in those seasons, the answer is on it's way! I believe once we learn to Worship and sing and chase Him even in our dreary Midnight hour, we will accomplish more than just having a sudden visitation from the Lord! When GOD heard the praise and worship from Paul and Silas an earthquake came, prisoner's were set free, chains fell off. We are not just singing for us but for other's as well !

Acts 16:25- About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God and the other prisoners were LISTENING to them. Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken.

The other prisoner's were captivated, hanging on every word they were" singing, praising and praying to God". Praise is so powerful, it caused the prison doors to fly open, and everyone's "CHAINS CAME LOOSE"! Paul and Silas didn't run out, they were so taken up in the Lord's presence they just continued! They knew that there circumstance's had no hold on them, it was all about the Lord! The man in charge woke up to this earthquake, thinking  that they escaped, he was all set to kill himself because of the repercussion's that he may of faced  for letting this happen!

Paul must had a word of knowledge, he shouted "don't harm yourself" we are all here! Then the jailer called for the lights, and saw that they were still there! He fell before their feet, what a change of heart this man had!
I'm sure he had heard them praising the Lord as well, the songs that were sung, the praise and worship they must of had! This jailer must of thought these men are in chains, had the chance to escape, and   may even be put to death and there "Singing"! He fell trembling before them!

So he said " What must I do to be saved"? Paul answered "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you and your household will be saved!" WOW" isn't that amazing, what comes about when we are" Praising God" in the worst of conditions!After all this took place they ministered the word to all the others in that place! The Jailer took them and cleaned up their wounds, and then his whole household was baptized! He brought them into his house and gave them a meal! It says that this man was filled with Joy because he had come to BELIEVE in God along with his whole family!

So even if it's approaching the  midnight hour for our breakthrough don't quit praising Him, or singing,  God will cause the earth to move, Door's will open where you thought it was impossible, and others around us can be loosed and  set free just as it was in Acts!

People watch our lives if they know we are people of faith, they watch how we react to things that would have a reason to complain or give up!

Paul knew what God wanted him to do, he walked in Joy, in peace, and did not let his circumstance take that away! He would rather be in God's Presence even if that was in prison! Their are many people who serve an actual sentence in prison, and when released are still in a prison when they come out. The prison is in their thinking, the chains that bind them, and the doors that are locked on the inside of their heart! There is power in praising our Lord Jesus! Isaiah 61:1- He sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners.


It may not be a actual prison for you or me, but some situations may as well be.Sometimes situations that can come our way may feel like we are in a" prison".We must learn to praise Him also in those times! The depth of our praise through those times will determine our outcome, that is a truth sometimes that we don't like to hear. I remember for myself a terrible season I went through, I wanted to give up, thank God for His Grace, it carried me through! I still had to make a decision to sing, to praise Him though! I remember going into my bedroom and shutting the door, I knew it was the only thing that was going to get me through this,  to praise and worship the Lord! I remember on many occasions coming out of there an hour later like I was a new person. I felt God's peace on me,the peace that passes all understanding. I can't explain it, my surrounding's were still there, things didn't change that moment, but I didn't let that effect me. His Grace His amazing Grace taught me the power of praising Him until the" MIDNIGHT HOUR" I knew that I knew, God was with me. It did get me through that time, and I came through. I don't wait till I have a midnight hour situation to praise Him, life is much better doing it in the good times, and trails!

We have the same Holy Spirit as Paul and Silas, so we can have the same effects as they did! True worshippers approach God based on the revelation of the finished work of Jesus in faith and based on the word of GOD! "Faith is REST" in what Jesus has done! We know how our outcome will turn out, WE WIN!




























WIN!

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