But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God (praising the Lord), and the prisoners were listening to them, and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s fetters were un-fastened (chains were broken). (Acts 16:25-26)
Are you in bondage to sin? Do you struggle with addiction? Are you anxious, obsessed? Is there too much stress in your life? Do you have negative, self-defeating thoughts? Are you depressed, fearful? Do you have irrational guilt and feelings?
Deliverance is possible -- through praise!
“When a soul extols (highly praises) My goodness, Satan trembles before it and flees to the very bottom of hell.” _ St. Faustina, Divine Mercy in My Soul #378
“Great is the LORD and worthy of much praise (Psalm 145:3).” ... “He that offers praise as a sacrifice glorifies Me (Psalm 50:23).”
When we choose to praise God, we soon discover that the fruit of praise is the “joy” of the Lord.
Forgetting ourselves and our circumstances -- our present anxieties and infirmities -- we offer a “sacrifice of praise” to God (Hebrews 13:15).
“I will bless the LORD at all times,
praise shall be always in my mouth.
I sought the LORD, who answered me,
delivered me from all my fears.”
(Psalm 34:2,5)
Shout with joy to the LORD, all the earth;
break into song; sing praise.
Sing praise to the LORD with the lyre,
with the lyre and melodious song.
With trumpets and the sound of the horn
shout with joy to the King, the LORD.
(Psalm 98:4-6)
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Praise is “Faith in Action.”
Praise releases the Power of God
into our lives.
Praising the Lord BREAKS the yoke
of bondage!
Praised be Jesus Christ!
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