Get Your PRAISE On!Sample

The Enemy Is Allergic To Praise

Do you know the enemy cannot stand praise and worship? He hates a joyful believer, and if we persist in praising God instead of complaining about our problems, it drives the enemy mad, and he gets very confused. If only we could glimpse what happens in the kingdom of darkness, I think we would praise more and complain less. But if we look at the natural realm we can understand what praise does to the enemy. Have you ever hurt someone to the core? I mean that hurt should have taken a lifetime to get over, but during the time of anger and pain, the person seems to rise above it, they seem to dress better, they seem to get more attention than before and suddenly, you get upset, jealous, and even confused. Well multiply that feeling a million times over, and that is how the enemy gets when despite all you have been through you can still throw your hands up and give God praise. 

Too often when we go to pray or praise, we focus our words on the enemy instead of our great God; diluting the warfare and that leaves us exhausted, frustrated, and defeated. If you have gotten hold of a promise from God, then it is time to stop shouting at the enemy. It is time to zone in on that promise and declare the greatness of your God. Go to your secret place of prayer and stand on that promise, and focus your praise on God and see him come into your situation and give you the victory. King David was also a man who faced many trials and tribulations in his life. He was anointed to be king in his teenage years, yet never took his throne until he was thirty, but in all his troubles he said, "I will bless the Lord at all time; His praise shall continually be in my mouth." (Psalm 34:1 NIV)

When King Jehoshaphat and his army went out to battle, they sang and praised. Their focus was on their God, and this caused God to show up. The story tells us, "As they began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated." (2 Chronicles 20:22 NIV). How powerful is that? 

Often we think we are fighting the enemy, but the truth is we are not; we invite God into our battle, and he fights for us. When I got hold of this revelation, it took a huge burden off my shoulders, and today I pray that your burden will also be lifted. Praise not only brought the people of Judah the victory, but it also brought them into great material blessings. My friends, everything we need is wrapped up in the person and presence of Jesus. I encourage you to turn your focus away from the enemy, and invite God into your situation, turn your gaze upon him, get your praise on, and watch him decimate the plans and purposes of the enemy.

"If the devil has ever troubled you, let me tell you this: you can trouble him a lot more than he troubles you when you learn to praise and glorify the Lord Jesus Christ in his presence. He hates it. It embarrasses him, he'll go somewhere else." - Derek Prince