Psalm 8:2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings you have
established strength because of Your adversaries, to stop
the enemy and the avenger.
Matthew 21:16 ...Have you never read, "Out of the mouth of
infants and sucklings You have perfected praise "?
We have to see that praising is the way to overcome
spiritual attacks. The ultimate goal of Satan is to stop all
praises to God. Prayer is a warfare, but praise is a
victory. Prayer signifies spiritual warfare, but praise
signifies spiritual victory. Whenever we praise, Satan
flees. Therefore, Satan hates our praising the most. He will
use all his strength to stop our praising. God's children
are foolish if they stop praising when they suffer under
adverse environments and downtrodden feelings.
Many times praise works where prayer fails. This is a very
basic principle. If you cannot pray, why not praise? The
Lord has placed another item in your hands for your victory
and for you to boast in victory. Whenever you run out of
strength to pray and you find your spirit heavily oppressed,
wounded, or sagging, praise Him. If you cannot pray, try to
praise. We invariably think that we should pray when the
burden is heavy and praise when the burden is over. But
please bear in mind that there are times when the burden is
so heavy that you cannot pray. That is the time for you to
praise. We do not praise when there is no burden; we praise
when the burden becomes too heavy. When you encounter
unusual circumstances and problems and are bewildered and
feel like collapsing, just remember one thing, "Why not
praise?" Here is a golden opportunity. If you offer your
praise at that moment, God's Spirit will operate in you,
open all the doors, and break all the chains. O LORD
JESUS I PRAISE YOU!
