Healing is an aspect of Jesus’ ministry that was very dear to His heart. This was Jesus’ favourite way to attract people to God and give them the words of salvation. “How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.” Acts 10:38
In the Old Testament the Children of God really use to celebrate after they had a major victory. There really was a big party after they saw the Egyptians drowned in the Red Sea, for instance.
They sang songs then, which we still sing today. “I will sing unto the Lord for He has triumphed gloriously..” Yet within 3 verses they were moaning and complaining against Moses. He soon got that problem sorted for them but within another 3 verses they were doing it all over again. Their rejoicing was short lived and completely dependent upon their circumstances. When things were going their way they were happy but when things went wrong they moaned again and it happened like this time and time again.
“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endures to all generations.” Psalm 100:4-5
I felt impressed to recap on the ‘Power of Praise’ as I can’t shake off how important it is. I first experienced the power of praise after reading Merlin Carothers’ book called the ‘Power of Praise,’ before going into the Rhodesian Army in 1974.
“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endures to all generations.” Psalm 100:4-5
If you are tired of the place you are in then start being thankful for what you have already and then as you begin to praise God for this He will bring you into His Courts. The verse above says that thanksgiving is a doorway into the Courts of God. We have so much to be thankful for. God says that we can begin to move forward and enter His gates, and into the land of promise by being thankful. Our destiny is the Holy of Holies, the very Presence of God and the journey starts with a thankful heart.
