Take The Power Of The Lord

Thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

Psalm 22:3 KJV

When we go forth into the battle—whether we battle through a family crisis or a career problem—we have two strategies. We can go in our own weakness and face defeat, or we can go in the power of the Lord. How do we do the latter? We simply love, adore, worship, and praise His name. We know that God makes His home in our praises, and He will march with us even to the farthest corners of the earth and the end of the age. As we worship, our life strategies come together in ways we never could have formulated on our own. Then, as we face the challenges head-on, we keep right on praising, right on singing to the Lord, who is greater and stronger than any challenge that might stand in our path. The wonder of worship, guiding our everyday experiences, will totally change the way we see everything that confronts us.

What is that challenge for you today? I would urge you to focus not on the misery of the crisis but on the mastery of Christ. Then follow Him into battle. See if the demons themselves don’t turn and flee from the gateway, terrified by the sounds of godly praise and adoration.