DECEMBER 5 : ENGAGING THE SICKLE OF PRAISE!
Habakkuk 3:17-19 ‘Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
DAILY READING • Acts 4:1-22; Deuteronomy 19-20; Job 13
The Chinese Bamboo tree holds the Guinness World Record for fastest growing plant! In fact, the World Book Encyclopedia records that one bamboo plant can grow three feet in a twenty-four hour period.
Additionally, the Chinese Bamboo tree is one of the hardest materials in the world despite how simple it looks. It is estimated to have strength greater than that of steel and can endure better than the normal concrete. The chinese bamboo plant is very versatile and has a lot of uses. In addition to many other properties, it acts as an antibacterial, can be a deodorant and can be eaten by humans and animals. The chinese Bamboo tree plays a very important role in China and many other Asian countries.
Perhaps, the most interesting fact about the Chinese bamboo tree is how it grows. When planted, it stays about 4 years in the ground without any sign of growth. In the first year there is no sign that anything is planted there. In the second year, still no sign of growth above the soil. In the third and fourth year, still nothing happening. And then finally in the fifth year, behold, a miracle! The tree suddenly breaks out to the surface and within just six weeks it amazingly grows up to 80 feet, which is about the height of a 5 story building.
The Chinese bamboo tree teaches us that, apart from the natural way trees grow, there are special trees with extraordinary growth.
This kind of uncommon growth is similar to what happens spiritually when we give God praise. Beyond the normal rate of harvest, praise brings supernatural harvest.
Psalms 67: 5 – 6 says ‘Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.’
When we praise God, power is released that enforces the earth to yield whatever is due to us. When you praise God despite your situation, God causes you to ride upon your high places. [Habakkuk 3:17-19)
Praise is a multiplier. When Jesus thanked God for the 5 loaves and 2 fishes, they miraculously multiplied.
Likewise as you praise God in this season, the power in praise will cause you to grow and multiply extraordinarily.
In this last month, you need the sickle of praise to bring in all your pending harvest and hanging blessings. Proverbs 14:23 lets us know that all labor in God’s kingdom entitles us to returns. But the enemy can attack a believer’s harvest through causing depression, because he knows that the harvest of the field perishes when joy is withered from the sons of men.
Today, refuse to allow the enemy depress you through pointing out failures, unachieved goals or losses of this year. Rather begin to count your blessings and thank God for all He has done, especially for keeping you alive in the land of the living.
As you praise God, get ready for supernatural growth. Like the bamboo tree overnight you are going to erupt to unexpected heights as God opens sudden doors of opportunity and amazes you with His surpassing goodness.
PRAYER: Lord, please grant me the grace to praise You continually, so that the earth will yield her increase and release every of my hanging blessings. By Your grace, I shall surely end this year in an extraordinary way in Jesus Name.
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You will never need more than God to experience the impossible in life. WORDBITE 222.
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