Gratitude – Praise and thanks
Psalm 100:4 Enter its gates with Thanksgiving, to the courtyard of his s hymn! Give Him Praise, bless his name. (pin)
Psalm 71:8 From my mouth it fully sounds Your praise, I celebrate you every day. (pin)
To use a spiritual weapon of praise means Thank God for everything. It means that you will give him praise, glory and honor For all he does for you.
it means that you You will keep a positive outlook On the matter, even if you are not doing well and you will thank him for the good in the given situation. Because even if you don’t see the good at the moment, you can trust him to come out of the good. unabled Romans 8:28 – ‘Everything helps to good to those who love God.’
thank him in That situation, not necessarily for the situation.
Praise God is way to show your faith and trust. We show that he has everything under control and will work for our benefit in our life, even if we ourselves do not understand and do not see it.
Ephesians 5:20 Sing to the Lord, Praise Him with all my heart and thank God for everything. (SNC) There are dozens of verses in the Bible, such as the one we have just read that encourages you to praise and be grateful.
The Bible even describes one military battle that they won only thanks to praise!
2. Paralipomenon 20:1-30
Joshaphat was the fourth king of the Kingdom of Judah 870–846 BC. … Joshaphat begged God for help. … ‘We do not have the strength against this great quantity that pulls against us. We do not know what to do, therefore we look up to you.’ …..At the time when they went into cheers and praise, the Lord sent reserves … against those who came to the Judea and were defeated.… Joshaphat’s kingdom lived in peace, and his God granted him peace on all sides. (pin)
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Jesus: When you express your gratitude to me, you show me by loving me. When your thanks come from your heart, it expresses your love. With praise, you give me the respect and honor that belongs to me as God. To praise me is to worship me.
Praise is also a weapon. can protect you from enemy attacks, or if you are already attacked, free you from his clutches.
It can free you from depression, sadness, fear, anger and hatred. It can strengthen you not only spiritually, but also physically.
Your praises have attractive power, and The more you praise, the more power is released and surrounds you.
Praise summons help from heaven and surrounds you with angels and heavenly forces!
Your praises surround you with a force field both spiritually and physically.
Praise transports your mind to the heavenly places. – If you praise me, I will fill your home, your heart and your thoughts with my presence, I will be there with you.
More on the power of praise
Jesus: There is a miracle in praise!
Using praise in practice – how you know it best – is a form of relief or leakage. As a way to rise above the problems of staying calm, peaceful and trusting when there is confusion and chaos around you. In this regard, praise works wonders and can keep you calm and firmly anchored Even in the wildest storms. This is one of the very practical uses of its power.
However, her power is even greater!
Praise will not only help you rise above your problems or defeat them, but can completely turn them over in your favor. tho You will make more progress, gain more strength and power, and advance in enemy territory, Than if you didn’t have the problem!
This is the maximum and ineffective problem solving! – Not only will you solve a problem, but You’ll be better off than before when you haven’t had the problem before! unabled This is one of the strongest and most beautiful expressions of praise on a practical level!
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Resting in the Spirit
Rest in God – Finding a place of silence with him and being filled with his spirit – is another important aspect of our spiritual life. The concept of rest appears already on the first pages of the Bible. On the seventh day, God completed the work he was working on; on the seventh day He rested From all the work he did. (Genesis – 1 Moses 2:2).
Jesus himself set an example of spiritual rest and then taught his disciples that they too need to rest spiritually in order to rest from the duties of their busy days.
Mark 1:35 The next morning Jesus rose before dawn and He went to a lonely place where he could pray in peace. (SNC)
Mark 6:31 And Jesus suggested to them: ‘Let’s go somewhere seclusion for a moment and rest.“(SNC)
The word often reminds us to take the time to stop from our activities, to rest in Jesus and to turn our thoughts to him:
Psalm 37:7a get quiet before the Lord and wait for him. (pin)
Hebrews 4:9-11 And God’s people have a holiday of rest ready. He who attains it will rest from his work just as God rested from His. We strive to share in this rest. (SNC)
Just from resting in Jesus We gain spiritual strength, which we need to face daily tasks and challenges:
Isaiah 30:15a In conversion (to God) and rest is yours Salvation and Safety, in peace and reliance (to God) your Power and Victory. (B21, Kralická)
Matthew 11:28-30 Come to me all who work and bear the weight of burdens, you will find with me calm and relief. (SNC)
Here is a beautiful picture of what it means to rest in God:
… more than anything ‘Rest in God means Entrust him a give to him, what troubles us in prayer‘. Not trying to bear these worries and burdens on your own shoulders.
Rest in God is a manifestation of deep trust and love. it is a verb – an act – because you must consciously make an effort to make you he rather trusted him than your natural abilities, which is not always easy.
Rest in Jesus means give him permission, for him to get to work fully. it is actually one of the biggest bows, which you can give him because with full confidence to him You pass on your worries or concerns and trust him to solve. That he will take care of this problem better than you could do!
Rest in God is like to relax in his arms. Imagine yourself as a little child – a toddler who knows that the safest place to be, is huddled in the arms of a loving parent. There he sleeps contentedly, knowing that this loving arms will not let him down and will still hold him.
Rest in Jesus is a powerful spiritual weapon because This shows that you are not trying to do everything yourself, but you are relying on God, that he will work through you, and that you know that his power is much greater than your own.
If you rest in it, you put yourself in a position where his power can begin to flow through you.
Practically
In the next message, Jesus gives us some examples of how to put this spiritual weapon into practice:
Jesus: can you decide that You will stay a little longer in my arms, even if you have the urge to start working already. can you decide that with each other for something Will you pray, instead of starting to deal with it right away.
you can decide that you Will you hear The answer to someone’s question first From me, before you give it.
You can choose to be me praise that victory will come A not to disturb, when you hear bad news.
These are all examples of how to use this weapon ‘resting in me’ to defeat the enemy and to achieve victory.
can you decide that You will reject, to settle on your spirit stress and pressure.
can you resist the temptation to push things faster and faster and instead is entrust me and ask me to help you find the right pace and step.
can you consciously slow down, give yourself more time and then use this extra time to do it, for you to work with a spirit rather than a body, To entrust things to me rather than to try to solve them yourself.
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loving Jesus
According to God’s word, Jesus is not only our friend, comforter, savior and guide, but also our husband.
Isaiah 54:5 Yours After all, the husband is your creator, the Lord of hosts – That name has; … the god of all the earth is called. (B21)
2 Corinthians 11:2 I am jealous of you with God’s jealousy, for I am you betrothed to a single man— Christ, to which I want to bring you as an immaculate virgin. (B21)
Romans 7:4 Through Christ’s body You are dead for the law and you can give oneself up to another, namely the one who was raised from the dead. (SNC)
‘Loving Jesus’ refers to our personal relationship with him, for example through contemplative prayer and expressions of love and gratitude. Spiritually, we can enjoy the intimate and passionate relationship of the wife and her husband.
It is a spiritual weapon because it strengthens us and restores our spirit, as well as loving moments between husband and wife. When we spend time with Jesus, we don’t necessarily have to ask him for help, or listen to him for answers to our questions, but simply We just rest in his arms and love him And this strengthens our spirit in a very special way.
Jesus: In addition to the intimate love for me doing many wonderful things for your spirit, it is also a means that calms your mind and senses, releases the pressure that makes you able to better manage stress, face difficulties and deal with problematic situations.
It also provides you with an anchor, stability And ballast. Them a central source of energy, which cannot be compared to something else.
Some level can be reached with a simple time of silence in my word, through prayer and contemplation. Even those who are not religious experience it by observing the laws that I have built into nature. – Whether it’s silence so that the mind can rest and distance itself, to be able to see the big picture, or thinking about positive things, which increases your productivity and reduces stress.
And yet The act of intimate love for me takes these things to a new and deeper level, where your source of peace, stability, calmness and concentration is so deep, so sure and so strong that it Absolutely nothing can derail or unbalance.
