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OPEN HEAVENS DAILY
DEVOTIONAL...
DATE: WEDNESDAY 22ND
FEBRUARY 2017

THEME: VICTORY THROUGH PRAISE

MEMORISE:
For the weapons of our warfare
are not carnal, but mighty
through God to the pulling down of strong holds; 2Corinthians10:4

Read: 2nd Chronicles 20:21-26
20:21 And when he had
consulted with the people, he
appointed singers unto the Lord,
and that should praise the
beauty of holiness, as they went
out before the army, and to say,
Praise the Lord; for his mercy
endureth for ever.

20:22 And when they began to
sing and to praise, the Lord set
ambushments against the
children of Ammon, Moab, and
mount Seir, which were come
against Judah; and they were
smitten.

20:23 For the children of Ammon
and Moab stood up against the
inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly
to slay and destroy them: and
when they had made an end of
the inhabitants of Seir, every one
helped to destroy another.

20:24 And when Judah came
toward the watch tower in the
wilderness, they looked unto the
multitude, and, behold, they were
dead bodies fallen to the earth,
and none escaped.

20:25 And when Jehoshaphat
and his people came to take
away the spoil of them, they
found among them in
abundance both riches with the
dead bodies, and precious
jewels, which they stripped off
for themselves, more than they
could carry away: and they were
three days in gathering of the
spoil, it was so much.

20:26 And on the fourth day they
assembled themselves in the
valley of Berachah; for there they
blessed the Lord: therefore the
name of the same place was
called, The valley of Berachah,
unto this day.

MESSAGE:
The easiest way to access victory
in the kingdom of God is through
praise. Each time we praise the
Name of the Lord, great and
marvellous things are bound to
happen. If you are a believer and
you do not yet know the essence
of praise, you are missing a lot of
blessings, opportunities and
privileges. Our God is all-
powerful, all-knowing and is the
Almighty. The moment we are
committed to the realm of praise,
things begin to happen at His
command. There are people who
have been knocking on certain
doors of opportunities before
now, but to no avail. Why don’t
you try praise? You will be
surprised at how fast those
doors will open. The fact that you
are praising the One that is
higher than the highest should
give you the assurance that your
case is settled. Praise to God is an
indication of absolute trust in
Him. Those who put their
confidence in God will always
praise Him until they receive their
victory, and even after receiving
their victory, they still praise Him.
It is the desire of the Almighty
God that all His children should
move from one level of victory to
the other. When the people of
God praise Him, infirmities, yokes,
bondage, barrenness and all the
works of the devil are destroyed.
In the realm of praise, every
limitation gives way.
In the battle of life, some are
victors while some are victims. I
decree into your life that you will
continue to enjoy the victory of
the Lord in Jesus’ Name. Victors
know how to move God into
action. God is looking for people
who can move Him through their
praise. Such people will enjoy His
mercy instead of receiving His
judgement. Praise is the most
powerful instrument we can use
to move God. The whole of
creation was designed to praise
God (Psalm 150:5, Psalm 148).
The greatest assignment of
angels in Heaven is praising God
(Revelations 4:8-9, Psalm 148:2).
When we get to heaven, our
assignment will be to keep
praising God (Revelations
7:14-15, Psalm 145:2). Praise has
greater impact whenever we
come together to offer it to God,
because His throne is set
wherever His people are praising
Him (Psalm 22:3).
When you bow before God in
praise, you are showing that He
alone is the Most High.
Jehoshaphat enjoyed the victory
of the Lord without fighting a
battle! This is what praise can do.
While the enemies were
gathering their mercenaries and
weapons of war against Judah,
the people of God gathered
momentum for praise. They
believed in the victory of the Lord
by faith, and all their enemies
were smitten before them. From
today, as you praise the Lord, He
will stand in your place and take
over every battle of your life, and
your victory shall be total in
Jesus’ Name.

PRAYER POINT:
Father, let Your praise never
cease from my lips.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Genesis 9-11
Isaiah 43:1-15
AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 4: THROUGH THE LOVE OF
GOD OUR SAVIOUR
1 Through the love of God our Saviour,
all will be well.
Free and changeless is his favour,
all, all is well.
Precious is the blood that healed us,
perfect is the grace that sealed us,
strong the hand stretched forth to shield us,
all must be well.

2 Though we pass through
tribulation,
all will be well.
Ours is such a full salvation,
all, all is well.
Happy, still in God confiding,
fruitful, if in Christ abiding,
holy, through the Spirit’s guiding, all must be well.

3 We expect a bright tomorrow,
all will be well.
Faith can sing through days of sorrow,
'All, all is well.'
On our Father’s love relying,
Jesus every need supplying,
in our living, in our dying,
all must be well.