2 Chronicles 20:22 “And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.”

DAILY READING – Mark 3:1-19; 2 Samuel 6; Daniel 3

Bethel Music on January 25 2019 released its latest VICTORY album. The flagship song on the album “Raise A Hallelujah,” has become very popular. However this song was written from a spontaneous prayer in the darkest hour of the life of the CEO of Bethel music Joel Taylor.

In 2018 Joel Taylor, faced a battle over the life of his two year old son. He and his wife had taken their little boy Jaxon to the hospital with what they thought was a normal child’s illness. The Taylors soon discovered that Jaxon’s kidneys were shutting down due to an E-coli virus attacking his organs. Jaxon then began to undergo blood transfusions and go on dialysis, while suffering from seizures, respiratory issues and stooling blood. A time came when it seemed all hope was lost. That night Joel sent a message to his good friends, worship leaders Jonathan and Melissa Helser who had been in constant contact with him through the crisis. Receiving the news that Jaxon would most likely die that night, the Helsers immediately went into intercession. As they prayed over Jaxon, all of a sudden, Jonathan sensed a new song come out of his spirit. He wrote down the song with lyrics like– ‘I raise a hallelujah, in the presence of my enemies. I raise a hallelujah, louder than the unbelief.’”

He sent this song to Joel and his wife, who began to sing and declare the lyrics over Jaxon. Miraculously the child survived that night. And soon this song ‘Raise a Halleluyah’ became an anthem for the Taylors throughout the rest of the battle over Jaxon’s life. After several weeks in the hospital, numerous treatments and countless prayers, Jaxon was totally healed and remains healthy and sound.

And today the song that came at their darkest hour has continued to bless many people around the world.

2 Chronicles 20:22 says “And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.”

In 2 Chronicles 20, as king Jehoshaphat and his people began to sing and praise God in the face of their challenge, He made their enemies to fight against each other until they were all destroyed.

Praise is what triggers the intervention of the Omnipotent God. Just like king Jehoshaphat, when you also begin to sing and praise God in the face of your challenges, He sets ambushment against the enemies of sickness, poverty, and every negative thing.

Often times people wait to see the miracle before they give God praise. But that’s not how faith works. You’ve got to give God praise first, and then the breakthrough will come. Praise always precedes the victory. If we remain discouraged and focus on our problems, it will limit what God can do.

It can be easy to give God praise on the mountaintop but we have to learn to give Him praise even in the valley. The children of Israel did not wait for the wall of Jericho to fall before shouting. It was their shout that brought down those intimidating walls. The shout is what activates God’s power.

There are some walls that will not come down without the high praises of God coming out of your mouth.

Isaiah 54;1 says, “Sing, oh barren woman, you who never bore a child. Break forth into song and shout for joy”.

This verse essentially means that if you are facing barrenness in any area of your life, then you need to turn up your praise. Because praise will destroy that yoke of barrenness and make you fruitful. Therefore whatever challenging situation you may face today, praise is able to pull you out of it. Instead of focusing on the problem, focus on the goodness of God. You may have lost a battle, but thank God you didn’t lose the war. whatever you may have lost, God is the reason why you did not lose everything. And as long as you remain praiseful it is only a matter of time before God gives you total recovery and complete victory.

Indeed Praise is God’s hotline anytime! You can pray amiss, but you can never praise amiss! Let us therefore hand over to God every battle facing us today by offering quality praise in every situation. .

PRAYER; Lord, Please help me to hand over my battles to You through maintaining a praise-full lifestyle. Thank You Lord for causing me to triumph always in Jesus Name. .

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To get into the next level of your life, God will always give a specific instruction. – WORDBITE 222.