Psalm 114:5-7  ‘What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?  Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs? Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob;’

DAILY READING     •       Revelation 6; Nehemiah 8:13-9:37; Psalm 101

Some people have a certain sound or song that can set their teeth on edge. They  try their best to avoid such sounds.  This fact however is utilized by the US army in a type of psychological warfare,  known as  “music torture”. In ‘music torture’ an enemy is forced to listen non-stop  to the kind of sound or music he hates, until he finally surrenders.

On Christmas Day, 1989, the military leader of Panama, General Manuel Noriega became the most famous victim of ‘music torture’

As the leader of Panama, General Noriega’s rule was marked by corruption and violence. When Panamanians organized protests against Noriega and demanded his ouster, he declared a national emergency, shut down radio stations and newspapers and forced his political enemies into exile. When the US failed to get Noriega to resign, President George H.W. Bush authorized “Operation Just Cause,” which saw U.S. troops invading Panama.

To avoid arrest Noriega holed himself up in the Vatican’s embassy in Panama City. Even when the embassy was surrounded by US troops,  he refused to give himself up. Since The US army could not trespass into the embassy, they decided to use psychological warfare – by blasting a wall of rock music non stop. It was a kind of music Noregia hated, being rather a lover of opera music.

The US army blasted Noregia with this kind of music for days until he couldn’t take it anymore.  On 3rd January 1990, he surrendered himself to the US army.  Noriega was flown to Miami the following day and was later convicted of drug trafficking, money laundering and racketeering.  He was sentenced to 40 years in prison.

Blasting the enemy with the kind of sound or music that irritates him, is a part of psychological warfare. Spiritually  also, there is a kind of music the enemy hates to hear. It is the sound of praise.  Hearing believers praise God can drive the enemy nuts.  It is a sound he hates and would quickly flee whenever he hears it. Therefore, if you sense the enemy at work in your environment you can organize a praise assault or praise warfare against him. When you decide to mount a warfare of nonstop praise, the enemy is going to be flushed out from wherever he may have been hiding around you.

Many of the challenges we face on earth may appear natural but when we look closer, there is an extension to the world of the spirit. More than a physical challenge it is a spiritual warfare. And every spiritual battle requires a spiritual approach.

And one spiritual approach the enemy has no defense against is Praise.. When you begin to praise God nonstop, the enemy is going to pack his load and flee. Your greatest guarantee for victory in every battle is God’s presence, and praise is what it takes to get God on the scene. An environment of continual praise is an environment where God’s presence dominates.

Psalm 114 talks about when Israel left Egypt, and God became their sanctuary. Due to the Presence of God with them. Verse 5 to 7 says  ‘The sea saw it, and fled:  Jordan was driven back.   The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.   What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest?  thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?  Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams;  and ye little hills, like lambs?  Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob’

The sea, hills, mountains which represented problems were trembling and running away because of the Presence of God that surrounded Israel. In the same way, you can flush out all demonic harassment from around you through continual praise. Praise invokes God’s tangible Presence and when God arises all His enemies must surely be scattered.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for granting me the grace to praise You always. As I praise you today, I know that every enemy of my life and destiny will surely flee faraway from my environment  in Jesus Name.

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Praise always guarantees you power for a raise, learning to praise God in season and out of season is key to fulfilling destiny. – WORDBITE 222.