Saturday Rhapsody Of Realities - Adopt The Praise Strategy

And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city (Joshua 6:16).

In the verse above, we observe a strategy of the Spirit given to the children of Israel to take over Jericho. The strategy was very specific. There was a time when the victory strategy was for Moses’ hands to be up, for them to defeat Amalek. But this time, it was different. God told them to go round the city of Jericho six days, once every day.

On the seventh day, they were to do it seven times, and by the seventh time, they were to shout, and the walls of Jericho would fall down flat (Joshua 6:3–5). What a strategy! There’re times when all God would probably have you do is to praise Him. At such times, He’s not expecting you to start binding and casting out devils; yet, as you praise Him, the forces of darkness will flee! Circumstances will begin to align themselves with God’s plan for your life!

The Bible says, “Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand” (Psalm 149:6). Imagine Paul and Silas locked up in prison. It was a precarious situation. Nevertheless, at midnight, at the darkest hour of neglect; at that time when the pain and reality of their incarceration should be too much to bear, rather than become angry at God for “forsaking” them, they adopted the praise strategy. The Bible says they sang praises unto God, until there was a supernatural jailbreak! An earthquake erupted that shook the prison to its foundations, flinging the prison doors wide open and both men came out (Acts 16:23–26).

Where are you in your life today? What situation are you facing that seems insurmountable? Don’t give up. Don’t call a pity-party. Don’t feel alone and forsaken; adopt the praise strategy. Praise God profusely from your spirit, not in anticipation of victory, but in victory. Praise Him, knowing that He always causes us to triumph in Christ, and makes manifest the savour of His knowledge by us in every place (2 Corinthians 2:14). Blessed be God!

PRAYER: Dear Lord, thank you for the strategy of your Spirit revealed to me in your Word today. I will bless your Name at all times, and your praise shall continually be in my mouth, declaring your greatness in all the earth, and making known your wonders to all generations, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY: 2 Chronicles 20:21–22, Psalms 89:15

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Acts 25:13–26:1 Psalms 11–16

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Luke 9:28–36 Joshua 14