The Power of Praise and Worship to Open City Gates
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“We don’t praise because of what we’re going through. We praise because of where we are GOING TO!” – Joshua Mills
In these days, when the kingdoms of this world are clashing with the kingdom of God, the Church must rise up and declare the goodness and majesty of God. In cities across America, believers are feeling the desperation of the hour and coming together to pray and seek God’s face. In addition to our unified prayers, the Holy Spirit is stirring the Church to release a sound of overcoming hope and victory that will change atmospheres and shift the spiritual battle in God’s favor over our communities. This happens when we join our voices in praise and worship to the One True God.
Let the high praises of God be in their mouth and a two-edged sword in their hand, to execute vengeance on the nations and punishments on the peoples, to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with fetters of iron; to execute on them the written judgment—This honor have all His saints. Praise the Lord! (Psalm 149:6-9)
Many believe that another Great Awakening is coming to this nation. However, this depends in a large part on us believers. And that is not only in our faithful intercession, but in our praise and worship, which is essential in opening up the spiritual gates to a city. In Psalm 24, the psalmist cries out for the gates to be open for “the King of glory” to come in.
Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle (Psalm 24:7-8).
The word “gate” in Hebrew is referring specifically to a gate in the marketplace; a city gate! When the body of Christ releases the unified sound of praise to their God, spiritual gates open up in their community for the King to come in. That sound of corporate faith and expectancy attracts heaven. This sound of praise is not released by simply singing fast songs with a drumbeat. The power does not come in just singing or shouting louder. This type of corporate praise is the sound of eternity coming from within our hearts (Ecclesiastes 3:11). It’s the sound of faith from a people who know their God. It’s the voice of victory from those who are in relationship with the Perfect Lamb who triumphed over death. It is a spiritual force and a sound that gets attention from heaven and displaces the darkness. (Remember Paul and Silas in the Philippian jail; see Acts 16:25-26.)
As you persevere in prayer for your community, engage in worship and praise together. Make your houses of worship a resting place for Him to come. Remember that God’s saints are a habitation of His Presence. Be gracious hosts that welcome Him in and make room for Him to move. Your worship and adoration, along with your unified praises, will pave the way for God to come to rule and reign in your city.
Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be handed over to the saints, the people of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will worship and obey him (Daniel 7:27 NIV).
- Wanda Alger, IFA Field Correspondent
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Leviticus 26:8
Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you.
Isaiah 37:36
Then the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies!
2 Samuel 23:8
[ David’s Mighty Warriors ] These are the names of David’s mighty warriors: Josheb-Basshebeth, a Tahkemonite, was chief of the Three; he raised his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed in one encounter.
Blessed be The Lord our God who causes our hands to WAR & our fingers to FIGHT. HE brings us the victory! Ps.144
HOLY GHOST focus our hearts to further Gods Kingdom, dispel darkness.
2Kings 6:17 17 And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
Your WORD stands forever and will never return void but will go forth to accomplish all that YOU sent it to do and bear much fruit therein.
Isaiah 1:
16 Wash and make yourselves clean.Take your evil deeds out of my sight;stop doing wrong.
17 Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed.[a]
Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.
18 “Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the Lord.
“Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.
19 If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land;
20 but if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.”
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
21 See how the faithful city has become a prostitute!
She once was full of justice;
righteousness used to dwell in her— but now murderers!
22 Your silver has become dross, your choice wine is diluted with water.
23 Your rulers are rebels, partners with thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They do not defend the cause of the fatherless; the widow’s case does not come before them.
24 Therefore the Lord, the Lord Almighty, the Mighty One of Israel, declares:
“Ah! I will vent my wrath on my foes and avenge myself on my enemies.
Blessings in Jesus. I pray the Victory of Heaven over each one of us to be united & with our whole hearts, minds, souls & spirits in pure Holiness to Glorify & Honor His Worthiness with Praises & Thanksgivings. I Decree our Worship in Anointing Grace of Truth to be Sweet with Him; Awesome Father God, In Christ Jesus & with the Holy Spirit. Hallelujah, Amen. Ps. Holy Spirit rain fire from above to reign deep inside overflowing, illuminating the Glory of our Lord to Encourage others. Bless us to Shine with Jesus forevermore.