Psalm 22:3 ‘But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.’

DAILY READING – • 1 Corinthians 5; 1 Kings 18; Amos 2:1-3:2

On August 30, 1963, John F. Kennedy became the first U.S. president to have a direct phone line to the Kremlin in Moscow. A “hotline” was designed to facilitate communication between the American president and the Soviet leader.
The establishment of this hotline became necessary because due to delays in communication, the U.S. and U.S.S.R had come dangerously close to all-out nuclear war.
This happened when U.S intelligence discovered that the Soviets had planted missiles on the island of Cuba, capable of launching nuclear warheads into the U.S.
The highly tense diplomatic exchange that followed was plagued by delays and frustrations and in the face of the perceived threat, the U.S almost launched an attack against the Soviet Union. This could have begun the third world war.
Eventually, Presidents Kennedy and Khrushchev were able to resolve the crisis peacefully and both signed a nuclear test-ban treaty on August 5, 1963.
However fears of future “misunderstandings” led to the installation of a telephone hotline between the two leaders.
This hotline was a red phone which was to be used only in emergencies. What it meant was that anytime the red phone rang, it immediately got attention and was treated with highest priority.

As believers, we have a hotline to God.
There is a sound that rings in Heaven that always gets immediate attention. This is the sound of praise.
Praise is God’s hotline, it always compels His Presence.
If we need urgent intervention from God, then praise is our access.
Any situation that will require God, will always require praise!

Indeed Praise, is the surest way into God’s presence.
We can pray amiss but we cannot praise amiss.
While prayers may sometimes be delayed, praise cannot be delayed.
From Daniel 10, we saw how the angel bringing answers to Daniel’s prayers was delayed by the prince of Persia for 21 days.
However, answers to Praise cannot be delayed, because it is God Himself that comes down to respond to our call. And when God arises, nothing and no one has the capability to stop Him.

In Acts 16, Paul and Silas were about to be executed. It was a desperate situation and they needed God’s immediate intervention.
They first prayed and when there seemed to be no immediate answer, they switched to praise, and God answered them instantly. God came down in an earthquake that shook the prison’s foundation and broke every chain holding them bound. [Acts 16:25- 26]

Any time you need God’s urgent attention, switch to praise.
If you are facing complex battles that appear mightier than your strength, and tougher than your wisdom, then invite God in through high praises.
If you are faced with a crisis situation, always quickly switch to praise. As you stay in praise, God’s Presence comes to create a spiritual force field around you that halts every demonic operation. Indeed as God steps in, every enemy will be forced to step out.
Praise always gets God’s immediate attention because praise is God’s exclusive habitation [Psalm 22:3].
In Psalm 114, we saw how through praise, Israel made God their sanctuary and He cleared every obstacle on their path and led them to the promised land.

To arrive at our destiny of wonders this year, we must therefore engage God’s Presence, which is the source of all wonders. Exodus 15:11 tells us that God is fearful in praises, doing wonders.
When King Jehoshaphat was faced with a battle he couldn’t handle, he told God in 2 Chronicles 20:12 ‘For we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon You..’.
When they switched to praise, God ambushed their enemies and gave them the victory.

The mysterious operation of the weapon of praise is what guarantees us speedy victory in every battle of life.
However it takes an understanding of the Word to enable us praise adequately.
Let us therefore continuously feed on God’s Word to receive the grace to continually give Him high praises, so that we can be ushered quickly into our high places this year.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to constantly feed on Your Word so that I can receive the faith and grace to praise You always.
As I praise You, I know that I shall be ushered into realms of unlimited signs and wonders in Jesus Name.

QUOTE 
It takes a heart for God to make a mark in the sands of time. – WORDBITE 201.