RAGING BATTLES Lysa TerKeurst
Are there any battles raging in your life right now?
I confess I tend to want to fight my battles with what I can see. But that simply isn’t enough. Why? Because our battles are taking place in a heavenly realm.
So, we must fight with the only thing we have that can reach into the heavenly realm: our praise and prayers. Praise for who God is and prayers for Him to remove Satan’s influence in a situation.
If ever I’m tempted to doubt how powerful praise and prayers are in battle, a quick read of 2 Chronicles 20:1-27 soothes my heart. It’s an amazing story of God’s people feeling overwhelmed in the face of a vast army, but when they begin to sing and praise the Lord, their enemy is defeated.
Prayers to God and praises for God release the power of God.
What bridged the gap between them feeling powerless and experiencing victory were praises and prayers. And it’s the same for us.
I can’t fully explain it. But I can proclaim it. Our prayers and our praises are powerful and effective.
I confess I tend to want to fight my battles with what I can see. But that simply isn’t enough. Why? Because our battles are taking place in a heavenly realm.
So, we must fight with the only thing we have that can reach into the heavenly realm: our praise and prayers. Praise for who God is and prayers for Him to remove Satan’s influence in a situation.
If ever I’m tempted to doubt how powerful praise and prayers are in battle, a quick read of 2 Chronicles 20:1-27 soothes my heart. It’s an amazing story of God’s people feeling overwhelmed in the face of a vast army, but when they begin to sing and praise the Lord, their enemy is defeated.
Prayers to God and praises for God release the power of God.
What bridged the gap between them feeling powerless and experiencing victory were praises and prayers. And it’s the same for us.
I can’t fully explain it. But I can proclaim it. Our prayers and our praises are powerful and effective.
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