Rev. Johnson V

18^th September 2011

Praising God is required to be done constantly as God's presence dwells on the praises of his people.

All things are created to work in a certain environment. A car is designed to run on the land and not on the sea, A ship is made for the sea. Similarly all humans are built to live in the presence of the Almighty. Humans are designed to function properly in the presence of God. Initially God created and commanded the human beings to live in his presence. Adam and Eve were living in his presence.

The first generation that had the touch of the presence of God lived a long life.

But people began to sin and the moment they sinned they began to malfunction.   The farther man went from the presence of God, the lesser the human lives functioned properly. Outside of His Presence, men are like fish out of water.

Now God wanted to bring back the presence of God into his people. When the presence of God comes, everything to do with death will go away. Every time we praise God being washed by his blood, his presence will descend into our lives.

The Psalms teach us how to praise God. Psalm 136 is dedicated to remembering God’s faithfulness.

1. Praising about God

            Praising God by speaking about God helps in daily living.

            You can change your condition by deciding to thank God.

            Our attitude should be kingdom of God attitude and a thankful attitude

2. Praising God in situations.

 Thank God for every situation in life for what we have and devil will find that you are not his customer anymore but a customer of God’s plans

 When you thank God for every situation in your life, you are cancelling the opportunity to think or feel bad about the situation which the devil was looking forward to. Like a mosquito coil repels mosquitoes, thankfulness repels the devil.

3. Praising God invokes his presence.

 Praising God brings the aroma of God's presence and it will be a rebellion to the devil and he won’t be able to come near you.

 Psalms 68:2,: All the evil  will go away and work of God will be established, when his presence descends. His Presence blows our enemies away as

smoke is blown away

Psalm 22:3: When God is praised; God is enthroned in our lives.

Psalms 146:6: Praising God will make you life successful in every ways - with respect to your talents/gifts/family/careers and every modes of your life.

In addition, Praising God

            - builds  faith.

            - builds  love for God

            - builds purity

            - Makes one closer to God with all one's heart

Get the attitude to praise God for every situation in your life as our God is a good God. Praising God at all times will enable his power and presence to rest on everyone.