When we praise God, these two things happens, By Pastor David Oyedepo Jr.
What takes place when we praise God is that, he cleans and heals us and he silenced our mockers among other things.
In Matthew 21:8-14 people praised Jesus on his way to Jerusalem that the city was moved. Jesus was ushered into Jerusalem with praise and he went in a cleaned the temple and he healed the sick.
Same happens to us today. When we praise God, he cleans us (the temple) of God and heals us. Reason we should never stop praising him.
Also, in 2Samuel6:14-23, when David song and dances before the Lord, he silenced Micah who mocked him. She became barren all through her life.
There is none like God. Exodus 15:11, he is fearful in praises and does wonders, when praised. So as we praise God he does wonders in our lives, that our mockers get silenced. Amen!
Every mystery of the kingdom delivers to us, by our understanding of it. For it is the right of believers to understand God's kingdom mystery, without which there will be no benefit.
"And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:" Mark 4:11.
Jesus made it clear, that believers are met to understand kingdom mystery.
Praise is one of these kingdom mysteries, which when we do with understanding, gives us great profits. The bible says, For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding. Psalm47:7. We are to praise God with understanding, to fully reap all its benefits.
Spiritual understanding and understanding the workings of God's word, is a significant requirement for believers, to live rightly in God.
"The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live. Psalm119:144
Reason Apostle Paul said;
The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, Ephesians 1:18
To know the hope and profit from the glory that Christ is in us, spiritual understanding is needed
Jesus said; "And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands and grasps it; he indeed bears fruit and yields, some a hundred times [as much as was sown], some sixty [times as much], and some thirty.”
MATTHEW 13:23 AMP
Whatever we focus our mind in becomes the consumer of our time and the shaper of our destiny. That means destiny is not a one off thing that must be, irrespective of what we do or do not. How and what we use our time and opportunity for leads to our destiny... "
Hence the bible says, "the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all" Ecclesiastes 9:11.
Meaning, whatever we use our time for and use our chances (the opportunity) for, determines how we turn out in life; whether as a success or a failure. Also, remember the days are evil, which contend with these our time and chances. and the only thing that defeats evil is God.
We all have 24hours each day. Some of us either waste our time or use (save) our time. Time spent on what have lasting profit is well used, but time spent on what profit only in the moment/brings no profit is time wasted. But wherever our heart is, determines where our time goes.
But God says, "My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways." Proverbs 23:26
When our heart is given to God, our time is goes to him. Whatever time we give God, we will continue to profit from it after many days, in multiplied folds.
Saving God cost time, but it comes with abundance of blessings. No one serve God for nothing. Even Satan knows this. He once said to God about Job; "Would Job worship you if he got nothing out of it?" Job1:9. Job's blessings were the results of his service to God.
"See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil." Ephesians 5:15-16
This means there is a battle for our time, without our knowing it. But the Bible admonished we redeem our time. To redeem means to save.
Time spent for God and the advancement of his kingdom is a time well spent and redeemed, with all round rewards. He said "seek ye first the kingdom of God, and all other things shall be added to you" Matthew 6:33
If truly you have a heart for God, you will have time for him. And when you have time for God, you surely make the most of your life. And you get God's attention. God attention gives a sustained blessings and peace.