WHAT CAN PRAISE DO?

PUTTING ON THE GARMENT OF PRAISE

ISAIAH 61:3

TO APPOINT UNTO THEM THAT MOURN IN ZION, TO GIVEE UNTO THEM BEAUTY FOR ASHES, THE OIL OF JOY FOR MOURNING, THE GARMNET OF PRAISE FOR THE SPIRIT OF HEAVINESS; THAT THEY MIGHT BE CALLED TREES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, THE PLANTING OF THE LORD, THAT HE MIGHT BE GLORIFIED.

We have been talking a lot about prayer and how we must be pure before the Lord. Nonetheless, a portion of the process to accomplish purity before the Lord is to praise Him with your whole heart. The Lord Jesus inhabits the praises of His people and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty. His presence liberates from the cares of this life and from demonic forces which are attempting to bring you into bondage and weigh you down.
Elevate beyond the cares, troubles, and situations with your praise to the Lord. Jesus encourages us to enter into His gates with thanksgiving and enter into His courts with praise. The bible tells us that whatsoever is bound on earth shall be bound in Heaven and whatsoever is loosed on earth shall be loosed in Heaven. Praise lifts the spirit of heaviness and sets the captives free. With your praise you confuse the enemy and bold state that Jesus is your helper and your keeper, a very present help in the time of trouble. You are stating to the Lord Jesus that you trust Him no matter what position you’re in; whether you’re abased or whether you abound; He reigns.
When you’re going through trials and tests its almost the enemy is attempting to put blinders on you. Remember, he comes to kill, steal, and destroy. He wants to annihilate you. So, if he could cloud your judgment, he will. The enemy wants you to go astray. He wants you to give up and not be able to see the clear path toward the gates of righteousness. However, when you praise the Lord Jesus, His Holy Spirit brings forth remembrance of the testimony He has established within you. When you praise the Lord, you’re renewing your mind to the mind of Christ. You’re no longer focused on the problems, circumstances, or frustrations that come with the cares of this life, but you’re coming into unity with Jesus Christ by His Spirit who has the solution to all of your issues, whatever they may be. Then when you come from praising the Lord, suddenly things come into perspective and the things that you’re faced with seem so much smaller than they were before. 

- A GODCHASER