Dr Pastor Paul Enenche on the topic ‘Fuel For Praise and Worship’.
Text: Psalm 8:1-9.OBJECTIVE: To understand the factors that fuel the lifestyle of praise and worship. As fuel increases the intensity of fire, there are things that can increase the intensity, authenticity and quality of praise.
FUEL FOR PRAISE AND WORSHIP
- 1. The attitude of joyfulness. Joyfulness equals ‘praisefulness’. When you keep joy flowing, you can keep praise flowing. James 5:13, Psalm 42:4, Isaiah 61:3. The oil of joy is always the companion of the garment of praise. Where the oil of joy is present the garment of praise cannot be lacking. Jeremiah 33:11. The voice of joy will always flow into the voice of praise. Those things that bring you joy will cause your praise to flow, example working for God or focusing on the Lord. Philippians 4:4. Anything that activates your joy will facilitate your praise. Anything that tempers with your joy will tamper with your praise. Psalm 51:10-13. Anytime the devil wants to attack your praise, he attacks your joy. This morning I prophesy and declare that everything attacking your joy is attacked right now. You shall not end the year in depression, frustration, sorrow and in tears. Again I prophesy to you, in thus season of celebration, celebration shall be your portion. In this season of Joy, Joy shall be your portion. In this season of festivity, festivity shall be your portion.
- 2. The possession of understanding. Understanding is a facilitator of praise. The depth of your understanding affects the depths of your praise and worship. Psalm 47:7. – The understanding of why you were created facilitates your praise and worship. Isaiah 43:21. If your creation was not your decision, your existence cannot be your design. Psalm 102:18.Psalm 148:5. God commanded us to be created to praise Him. The depth of that understanding makes you move as a mobile worshipper. – Understanding why we live. Psalm 150:6. Your qualification to praise is your possession of breath. If you didn’t give yourself breath, you can’t deny him praise. Your praise is your license for breathing. 1st Corinthians 10:10. When you begin to murmur, you lose the license. Psalm 104:33, Psalm 119:175. The Scripture didn’t say let my soul live so I can make money or murmur, it said let my soul live and it shall praise thee. Psalm 146:2.
- 3. Reflection on the goodness of God is a fuel for praise. When you reflect on the goodness of God in your life and the life of others it will explode in uncontrollable praise. Psalm 107:9, Psalm 107:15.Think of the times that God has rescued you from death, maybe one terrible accident or one confrontation with armed men, they would have released the trigger. Psalm 107:31-32, Psalm 92:1. The goodness of God is reflected everywhere and you don’t need to look to far to reflect upon His goodness on your life. I speak to someone here, from this day forward, you will never lack the goodness of the Lord upon your life. On a continuous basis, you shall have continuous reasons to celebrate the goodness of God upon your life.
- 4. Fuel for praise is the fulness of the Spirit. When the Holy Ghost arrived for the first time upon the apostles, there was the fulness of the Spirit. Acts 2:1-10, Ephesians 5:18-20. Romans 14:17. When the Holy Ghost is there, Joy is available and when Joy is available, praise explodes. The Spirit of God will activate joy and joy will facilitate praise.
COUNSEL: Do everything you can to keep your praise flowing for three reasons;- Your praise compels divine attention. – Your praise compels divine intervention. You don’t get attention by crying to God except you are crying in worship. – Your praise compels divine habitation. Psalm 22:3. If God has decided to camp with you, it is not possible for anything to be missing.
