We Submit in Praise ….. He Calms
“Your God is present among you a strong Warrior there to save you. Happy to have you back, he’ll calm you with his love and delight you with his songs”. Zephaniah 3:17 (The Message Bible)
Although we all; who have breath in our bodies; are required to praise the Lord (Psalm 150:6); there is a type of praise that when offered, permits the presence of the Lord to enthrone us…. A type of praise that can only be released from a submitted vessel. Psalm 22 references this type of praise.
The Hebrew word “Tehillah” is one of the seven expressions for the word praise that we have studied. This type of praise is what we commonly refer to as singing in the Spirit. The Tehillah praise is what I refer to as a “worshipper’s praise”. It’s typically referred to as spontaneous singing from your spirit. Psalm 22:3 states, “Yet Thou art holy, O Thou who art enthroned upon the praises (tehillah) of Israel” (NIV). The King James Version states: “But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel”.
It is the Tehillah type of praise which can only be uttered when one is in a state of total: submission, humility and reverence to the Lord. This type of praise, will usher in the inhabitation of the Lord’s presence. It is this type of praise that will permit us the privilege of and the ability to, receive a personal audience with the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings. Is it this type of praise that Zephaniah references. It is this type of praise that would be considered “inner court” praise…. And it is this type of praise that will permit us to have a disciplined ear; an ear which will have the ability to hear the Lord’s song.
Learn to sing in the Spirit. Learn to enter into this type of praise on a regular basis. The ability to remain focused in the face of adversity is related to the amount of discipline that we are able to receive; simply, because we have been able to offer a reverential praise unto the Lord. Let your ultimate goal be to offer unto the Lord this type of reverential praise. It is this type of praise that will result in our ability to maintain a level of peace and calmness in the midst of every storm.
It is when praise has become a lifestyle, that we have the ability to recognize the calmness of the Lord in every situation. When we have permitted praise to become a lifestyle, we are reassured of the relevance of Romans 8:28. When praise has become a lifestyle, our soulish arena will have been transformed to totally rely on and usher into our minds, the calmness of the Lord – REGARDLESS!!
We must remember that praise is ultimately our weapon! However, many have discovered that when they are faced with the pressures of this life, their minds have not yet received this realization. As a result, we, the saints of the Lord, resort to the “ways of the world”, instead of utilizing our powerful weapon of praise!
When praise and submission have impacted our daily walk – we will be enabled with the endurance, and composure to walk above every circumstance in this life…. And to immediately recognize and bring to naught every diabolical plot, plan and scheme!
I shall confess you, Lord Jehovah, from my whole heart; in front of Kings I shall sing praise to you! (Aramaic Bible in Plain English)
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