Turn Worry Into Worship…And
Position Yourselves With Praise
"I will call upon the
Lord, Who is worthy to be praised;
So shall I be
saved from my enemies."
Psalm 18:3 NKJV
In II Chronicles, the people of
God were about to be attacked by a huge group of
enemies. There was no earthly hope for winning
this war. It would require a miracle, and miracles
only come from one Source.
When we find ourselves at war, we
look to every source we can find. We buy music to
fire us up. We read books by every faith-filled
author we can find. We even wear Christian apparel
to let the enemy know Whose side we are on (like he doesn’t already
know.) Yet we neglect to
do the one thing that God is really longing for
His people to do-He wants us to give up
immediately on our earthly sources and begin
looking for miracles.
Some say that miracles do not
happen today-I strongly disagree. They are
happening all around us but most times we are to
busy looking at our problems to see the miraculous
provision of God. He was and is and will always be
a God of Miracles! We need to stop trying to make
His Word come to pass and instead let Him perform
His marvelous deeds! We need to STOP WORRYING and
START WORSHIPPING because His Word clearly says
the answer is on the way.
II Chronicles 20 is a perfect
example. With no hope in the natural, the leaders
and people could have just sat down and waited to
die-but they didn’t. Read the chapter some
time. They immediately began to worship and look
to God. They turned worry into worship and almost
immediately began to get the REAL BATTLE PLAN from
God. In II Chronicles 20:17, He tells them to
position themselves and stand and see the
salvation of the Lord Who was with them. They
were told not to be afraid or dismayed but to go
out against the enemy because the Lord was with
them.
They did not have time to get
together for a meeting or to take a vote. This was
the test for them for that time…would they worry
themselves into a place of peril or worship God
for the promise before it ever came to pass? We
fail there so many times. God promises us
something, and we have to wait a bit so we start
worrying. What a waste! If God has declared it, He
will deliver it. Yet we do not want to worship
until He makes the delivery. We’ve got to see it
to believe it.
Oh people of God, lift up your
hands in surrender to a God Who is Worthy if He
never does another thing for you this side of
eternity! Turn your worry into worship!
Then find your position-the
place you are to be-and plant yourself there
firmly. Position yourself in a place of victory,
and REFUSE TO BE MOVED. Many times we loss the
battle because we run back and forth and position
ourselves here for a bit and there for a while. Do not be
double-minded. Find your place, stay at your post,
and begin your duty. That duty is PRAISE. The devil
hates praise. He wants it for himself, and he
certainly does not want God to have it. So give
God a double-portion of your praise and be
double-trouble for the enemy.
In II Chronicles 20:21, the
people came together and appointed the singers to
go out first singing to the Lord and praising the
beauty of holiness. When they began to praise, God
began to raise ambushes against the enemy and
defeated them all. All it took was a plan, the
will to stand, and songs of praise throughout the
land.
Whatever battles you may be
facing you can come out a winner by TURNING WORRY
INTO WORSHIP AND POSITIONING YOURSELF WITH
PRAISE!
