By Paul Dhinakaran
Do
not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with
thanksgiving, present your requests to God. (Philippians
4:6)
My dearly Beloved,
The world has moved on to gadgets, technology and many more complicated devices
to make life easy for people. But life has only become more difficult and
expensive. Yes, technology helps in reading the Bible more conveniently,
checking the internet for daily blessings and to gather more information about
the Lord. But one thing we forget is the One who gave His life for us is alive.
Prayer is how we can reach Him and praise is what can release His blessings on
us. All the devices that we make today is by His wisdom.
Prayer takes us to the presence of the Almighty God, it dispels the darkness in
our hearts and brings light into our lives. It is a bridge between us and God.
Praise makes the hand of God move in our lives. Are you wondering how you can
blend prayer and praise together? What kind of prayer and praise can open the
storehouses of heaven? I would like to share with you certain thoughts to help
you in this aspect. When you exalt God and glorify Him by telling, "God I
praise you! God I magnify you". The bible says in Psalm 22:3, -the Lord
God who dwells amidst praises, who listens to the fruit of our lips, would
descend unto us to acknowledge our sacrifice of praise". Every bondage and
chain of the Satan that has bound you for years on end will be broken on their
own. This is what happened when Paul and Silas, the two servants of God,
praised Him in the prison.
A practical example would be of a snack called "Hamburger". It is
made of delicious and tasty vegetarian non-vegetarian foodstuff sandwiched
between two slices of bread. When you eat tasteless slices of bread with these
relishing food stuff kept in the middle along sauce, the hamburger becomes a
great treat. In the same way when praise is infused with prayer, it becomes a
sweet fragrance to the Lord and He is overjoyed and pleased with His children.
Beloved, if you want to be blessed everyday and be a blessing to others, praise
the Lord and pray to Him relentlessly in the midst of afflictions, trials and
tribulations. The Lord will move the mountains and fight every battle for you
making you victorious in every endeavor. Distress, agony and sorrow will be a
thing of the past. A new beginning, dominion power and blessings will follow
you. His mercy and goodness will be your portion forever.