FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 27 YEARS, WE ARE STEPPING INTO THE NEW YEAR WITH PRAISE
YOU’RE ABOUT TO SEE SOMETHING THIS YEAR YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN ALL YOUR LIFE!
THE MOST IMPORTANT NECESSITY OF EVERY JOURNEY IS THE PRESENCE OF GOD
THERE’S NO FUTURE FOR ANY JOURNEY IF GOD IS NOT THERE
PRAISE CREATES OPENINGS THROUGH OBSTACLES
IT WAS NOT JUST THE ROD OF MOSES THAT PARTED THE RED SEA, THE SEA SAW PRAISE AND FLED
THE BEST TIME TO TEAR THE RED SEA IS IN FRONT OF THE RED SEA NOT WHEN YOU’RE ALREADY TRYING TO SWIM ACROSS
WHAT BELONGS TO YOU THIS YEAR WILL ENTER YOUR HAND WHETHER THE devil LIKES IT OR NOT.
DON’T BE IGNORANT OF THE FACT THAT THERE ARE SOME ENEMIES THAT WANT TO SCARE YOU AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
IF YOUR DESTINY THIS YEAR DEPENDS ON PRAISE, THEN DO IT LIKE YOU ARE FIGHTING. DON’T DO IT LIKE A GENTLEMAN.
DON’T JUST LET YOUR MOUTH PRAISE, DON’T JUST LET YOUR FEET PRAISE. LET YOUR FAITH PRAISE.
EMBARK ON PRAISE WITH FAITH.
PRAISE GUARANTEES THE DEFEAT OF THE ENEMY AND VICTORY FOR THE SAINTS.
PRAISE IS KEY TO TAKING DELIVERY OF THE POSSESSIONS IN THE LAND.
MY WIFE COMPLAINED OF DISTURBING DREAMS, I SLEPT IN THE SAME ROOM WITH HER AND SHE TESTIFIED TO A SWEET SLEEP
THE VIOLENT TAKETH IT BY FORCE. THERE IS A VIOLENCE YOU NEED TO POSSESS IN THE SPIRIT
EVERY ENEMY THAT HAS GANGED UP WAITING TO FIGHT YOU EARLY THIS YEAR, TO MAKE YOU AFRAID OF THE REST OF THE YEAR, TODAY THEY SHALL SCATTER!
- – Dr. Pastor Paul Enenche on “ENTERING THE LAND (YEAR) WITH PRAISE” || Midweek Power Communion Service || Glory Dome, Abuja.
I welcome everyone here and everyone connected from all around the world. We are about to do something today that we are doing for the very first time in almost 27 years and that is entering the land or year with praise.
– somebody give the Lord the praise.
That is the subject, “ENTERING THE LAND (YEAR) WITH PRAISE”. We have stepped into the new year, we have done many things – preached, given guidelines – but stepping into the land on the frequency of praise in 27 years, this would be the first time. Church Gist. That means we are getting set to see the things we have never seen before.
Psalm 114:1-7. When Israel went out of Egypt, the Bible said, “Judah was His sanctuary”. The word, ‘Judah’ is praise. Judges 1:1-2.
– somebody give the Lord a big clap and a shout of praise.
– I’m telling you you’re about to see something this year you have never seen all your life!
– this year shall deliver to you the kinds of results you have never seen before.
– for some people by the time January is over, it will appear like the year has ended because everything you’re asking to do has been done already in the month of January.
– shout the loudest Amen!
What is the profit of entering the land with praise? Church Gist. That’s our objective – understanding the profit of entering the land with praise and secondly, understanding the way to enter the land or year with praise.
God is saying to the Children of Israel, “I have brought you to a new level, new phase and a new phase, enter it with praise. Church Gist. I have brought you to a new year and a new dimension, enter it with praise”. What is the benefit or the profit of entering the land with praise?
1. Praise scares obstacles, obstructions and limitations that are in the land.
Psalm 114:1-3. That is your praise is making what is standing in front of you to run. The sea stood in front of them, the sea saw it and fled. The mountains were uprooted like rams. Church Gist.This is a strategy that we have, probably as a Church or Body of Christ, nor utilized as massively as we should – to confront phases of life, new seasons and new dimensions with praise.
2. Praise accommodates the presence of God and that is relevant for the success of the journey.
Israel was His dominion, Judah was His sanctuary. Psalm 114:2. It’s necessary for the journey of the year. Why do we say so? Exodus 3:14-15. Church Gist. So, the most important necessity of every journey is the presence of God. Whether it’s the journey into a marriage or into a career or into a new land or a new year. The journey of a destination, the most important aspect of the journey is the presence of God and our praise is what accommodates that presence that is necessary for the journey.
– someone say a loud Amen!
There’s no future for any journey if God is not there. So praise accommodates the presence of God and that is relevant for the success of the journey.
3. Praise creates openings through obstacles.
Many of us thought it was just the Rod of Moses that parted the Red Sea but the Sea saw praise, saw Judah and then saw God in Judah and just took off. It creates openings through obstacles, creates a highway in the Red Sea. Psalm 114:1-3. Church Gist. That is, maybe there’s someone here today, maybe as you have stepped into this new year, the devil planned to block you. He said, “so, this man didn’t die? We didn’t want him to end 2023 and he actually struggled and came into 2024, let us see how he will go”. Then, he positions oppositions or obstacles and the obstacles just got divided. You passing through the midst of them went your way and they’re wondering “what happened? How’s this man doing it? What power is he using?”. Church Gist. You will tell them it’s the power of praise. And the best time to tear the Red Sea is in front of the Red Sea not when you’re already trying to swim across.
– I announce to somebody here today, your praise is about to scatter some obstacles! It’s about to tear a road in the Red Sea, a highway in the Red Sea for 2024!
– shout the loudest Amen!
– look at your neighbour, say, “no obstacle, no Red Sea will stand in front of you in 2024 after this brutal praise”.
– give the Lord the praise!
4. Praise is the key to the opening up of lands, phases or realms.
It is the opening up of phases of life, opening up of realms. Praise, worship, just opens up. Judges 1:1. Who is he that shall enter the Land? What key do we have to enter the Land? And He said, ‘Judah is the Key, Judah will enter, Judah shall go up first’. Judges 1:2. Praise is key for the opening up of lands, opening up of phases, opening up of realms. Isaiah 22:22. Church Gist. The Key of David refers to the secret of David. The most important secret of David is his worship, his praise and passion for God. Revelation 3:7. It is the opening up of lands. When Elisha wanted to step into the prophetic realm, he said: ‘Bring me a minstrel’. It opened that realm up. 2 Kings 3:15-16. When it was time for a new realm of ministry to open up to Paul and his companions in Acts 13:1-2, they went into worship and praise and that opened up a new phase, a new dimension opened up for them. We step into lands, step into realms, step into phases by praise.
-And I believe that the praise of someone tonight is stepping you into a realm and if you are that one shout the loudest ‘Amen’.
Is anybody getting anything tonight from what I’m saying, is it making any sense to you? Church Gist. So, how many of you can see that this year will be different from the other years because you are approaching the year with an unusual key that you have not used before?
5. Praise guarantees the defeat of the enemy and victory for the saints.
It guarantees the defeat of the enemy. That is, the enemies that want to make noise at the beginning of the journey, the beginning of the year – Beginning of the year enemies. Judges 1:2. Now, the first thing is: Who is going to fight the enemies? Who is going to fight? Let praise do the fight. I’m sure you have seen the fight of praise many times. Church Gist. At the Wall of Jericho at Jericho right? Joshua 6:20, where the Wall collapsed by praise. In 2 Chronicles 20:22-23 when the enemies began to fight themselves by praise. He said: As you are about to step into the new year and that is what we would be dealing with in Commanding The Day tonight. As you are stepping into the new year! Don’t be ignorant of the fact that there are some enemies that want to scare you at the beginning of the year.
-But your praise will collapse them! Your praise will turn their weapons against each other.
Say: Father, I am set for praise and I am ready to frustrate, to defeat and to conquer every enemy at this year’s beginning in the name of Jesus.
6. Praise is key to taking delivery of the possessions in the Land.
Judges 1:2. What is ours this year, we want to praise it into our hands. Psalms 67:3-5. Church Gist. How many of you believe that what belongs to you in the Land this year, in this year, is going to enter your hands whether the devil likes it or not?
-What belongs to you this year will enter your hand whether the devil likes it or not.
What are the kinds of praise or the key to the praise? What is the key to entering the Land with praise?
1. Embark on praise with faith.
Let it be a praise of faith. The normal praise is the praise you do when things have happened. The praise of faith is the praise you do in anticipation of what will happen. The praise of faith is the praise you do to let God know that you judge Him faithful. The praise of faith is the praise you do to make it clear that what God promised He will do. So, do it as a praise of faith. Church Gist. Don’t just let your mouth praise, don’t just let your feet praise, let your faith praise. Is there an agreement between some children to suddenly start praising in their own way? You know? During children dedication, there is a lot of praise that goes on. (Making a sound and laughing). Hallelujah! They are exercising their lungs for when they will scream in praise. Don’t let your feet only praise, let your faith praise. Like Abraham in Romans 4:20, he was strong in faith giving glory to God. Am I communicating? So, the first key is praise. Embark on praise with faith.
2. Embark on praise like a fight.
If your destiny this year depends on praise, then do it like you are fighting. Don’t do it like a gentleman. And actually, many people use praise to fight, to win. In the battle of Jehoshaphat, praise was not just a thing, it was a fight. Church Gist. Am I communicating? 2 Chronicles 20:22-23. It was a fight! Judah which means praise should go to the Land first and fight. And fight the Canaanites. We have done praise psychedelically, we have not done praise like a fight, like you are warring. 🎵 Praise the Lord, oh sing oh sing oh, devil I kill your head 🎵 (Laughing). 🎵 Hallelujah, hallelujah 🎵 (Laughing). Hallelujah!
-Look at your neighbour, let it be a fight!
There is a way you will move your body, move your leg that no enemy chain can chain you.
The violent taketh it by force. My wife and I, we prayed together and all of that for donkey years until the work increased and we couldn’t stay in one room because of work – that’s one room, because when I am still working and blasting in tongues, somebody needs to sleep or vice versa. Church Gist. So we got 2 separate but connected rooms. Then, she said to me, I don’t like the dream I dreamt the other day and then the next and the next day, the dream is not good. I said, “okay, I’m coming to sleep there tonight. (Laughs) Let me see how you will dream that dream or any dream that is not right.” Ola Ola.
You see, there is a violence you need to possess in the Spirit… though in the village, people who have bold face even if they are not strong, people fear them. Church Gist. That is, before the people knew they were not strong, they were fearing them. So everything you do, do it militantly. “…slept like a baby.” I said, so how was the night? – sweet sleep, powerful sleep. So praise with your faith and praise like it is a fight.
Let’s go through them again: What are the benefits of entering the land with praise?
1. Praise is going to scare the obstacles and limitations that are in the land or in the Year ahead of you.
– I prophesy right now, every obstacle, limitation around your life and in front of you, I declare them cleared back to hell.
– The presence of God that you need for the journey you will experience it even right now!
– Every obstacle that is in front of you this year that the enemy has already positioned, by your praise, I tear them open!
– I decree, this new realm, new year, phase of your life is hereby opened to you by your praise!
– Every enemy that has ganged up and they are waiting to fight you, they want to distract you early this Year, they want to make you become afraid of the rest of the Year, today they shall scatter! They shall finish themselves!
– All the possessions that belong to us this year, we shall harvest them!
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