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God's cedars (3)
'The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it' ISAIAH 35:2
Thirdly, God uses humming cedars to build strong churches. When the wind blows through them, they hum - and the bigger the storm, the better the song!
In Acts, you can read about a couple of 'humming cedars' who were chucked in prison in Philippi, locked in stocks and beaten. How did they respond? '...at midnight Paul and Silas were...singing hymns to God...Suddenly there was a great earthquake...the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were loosed' (Acts 16:25-26 NKJV).
A preacher once said that 'God got so caught up in their praises that He began to tap His foot. And when God taps His foot, you get earthquakes!' Praising God through bad times breaks chains and opens doors; it's the way to victory. But; satan will do everything he can to stop you, because he knows
a) the importance of praise; 'Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised...' (Psalm 48:1 NKJV)
b) the healing effects of praise; God's answer to 'the spirit of heaviness' is 'the garment of praise' (Isaiah 61:3) and
c) the power of praise; '...when they began...to praise, the Lord set ambushes against the [enemy]...' (2 Chronicles 20:22 NKJV).
Don't let satan rob you of that 'garment of praise'. Choose to put it on, praise God, and watch Him turn your situation around.
written by Bob Gass
'The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it' ISAIAH 35:2
Thirdly, God uses humming cedars to build strong churches. When the wind blows through them, they hum - and the bigger the storm, the better the song!
In Acts, you can read about a couple of 'humming cedars' who were chucked in prison in Philippi, locked in stocks and beaten. How did they respond? '...at midnight Paul and Silas were...singing hymns to God...Suddenly there was a great earthquake...the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were loosed' (Acts 16:25-26 NKJV).
A preacher once said that 'God got so caught up in their praises that He began to tap His foot. And when God taps His foot, you get earthquakes!' Praising God through bad times breaks chains and opens doors; it's the way to victory. But; satan will do everything he can to stop you, because he knows
a) the importance of praise; 'Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised...' (Psalm 48:1 NKJV)
b) the healing effects of praise; God's answer to 'the spirit of heaviness' is 'the garment of praise' (Isaiah 61:3) and
c) the power of praise; '...when they began...to praise, the Lord set ambushes against the [enemy]...' (2 Chronicles 20:22 NKJV).
Don't let satan rob you of that 'garment of praise'. Choose to put it on, praise God, and watch Him turn your situation around.
written by Bob Gass
