Worship: A Key in Spiritual WarfareSample

Exalting the Conquering Lamb

…saying with a loud voice:
"Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
To receive power and riches and wisdom,
And strength and honor and glory and blessing!”
Revelation 5:12

When we open the pages of Revelation, the final book in God’s Word, we are immediately introduced to the Alpha and Omega—the Lord Jesus. The next few chapters cover prophetic words given to the seven churches of the ages. However, the fourth and fifth chapters escort us into the very throne room of heaven.

The scene we read about is the continual and constant worship of God Almighty as the precursor to the end of time as we know it, the destruction of the devil, and God’s coming Kingdom and the marriage supper of the Lamb.

Worship and the enjoyment of God’s presence are the continuing thread through Scripture. As said before, we don’t worship to get something from Him. Nor do we worship because the Lord needs His ego stroked. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit have no need of our paltry praise. We are invited to worship because we need to magnify Him—think of worship as a magnifying glass—in our own hearts and minds to genuinely see how big, mighty, loving, holy, and perfect He is Psalm 34:3.

Our worship in spiritual warfare states that we are pressing or enforcing the judgment of the devil and his demons that Jesus accomplished on the cross Colossians 2:14-15. We are also bringing to bear upon the enemy the judgment made in our favor to rule over him Daniel 7:22, Matthew 16:18-19, Rev. 5:9-10. Warfare worship puts the enemy on notice that his reign of torment is ending over a person or a situation Philippians 2:9-11.

Let’s increasingly allow the Holy Spirit to work the Lord Jesus’ purposes through us 1 John 4:17. Yes, we may still need a lot of His help in our own lives 2 Cor. 4:7! Nevertheless, we are Jesus’ representatives on earth—setting captives free, untangling seemingly impossible situations, and ushering God’s light over the devil’s darkness in the power of His name. Our worshipping Him in the midst of spiritual warfare will pave our way.

Yes, let the high praises of God be in our mouths and a two-edged sword in our hands!

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Was this plan helpful? It was adapted from Thirty Days of Thanksgiving, by Sue Boldt