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“My Jesus, my Savior, Lord there is none like you! All of my days I want to praise the wonders of Your Mighty Love! Mountains bow down and the seas will roar at the sound of Your Name!”

Something amazing happens when the name of Jesus is lifted high. The famous American Idol Show just did that with the Top 8 Americal Idolcontestants breathing out and puting life to the wonderful lyrics of “Shout to the Lord.” Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD! Jesus Christ, the real Idol!

Video: American Idols Sings Shout to the Lord

All About Faith Series: Part 3 You Will Be Established

ByThor

OnFebruary 27, 2012

Inchristian articles, Headline

2 Chronicles 20:20-30

New King James Version (NKJV)

²⁰So they rose early in the morning and went out into the Wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, O Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem: Believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper.” ²¹And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to the Lord, and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying:

“Praise the Lord,
For His mercy endures forever.”

²²Now when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were defeated. ²³For the people of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to utterly kill and destroy them. And when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.

²⁴So when Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked toward the multitude; and there were their dead bodies, fallen on the earth. No one had escaped.

²⁵When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away their spoil, they found among them an abundance of valuables on the dead bodies,and precious jewelry, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away; and they were three days gathering the spoil because there was so much. ²⁶And on the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Berachah, for there they blessed the Lord; therefore the name of that place was called The Valley of Berachah until this day. ²⁷Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat in front of them, to go back to Jerusalem with joy, for the Lord had made them rejoice over their enemies. ²⁸So they came to Jerusalem, with stringed instruments and harps and trumpets, to the house of the Lord. ²⁹And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries when they heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel. ³⁰Then the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest all around.

What a revelation. God has promised this: “Believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper.” This I consider as one of the success formula in our modern times. Praise the Lord, His mercy endures forever.

Is there anything hard for God to do? In the accounts above, God did the extraordinary. He caused the enemies to fight with each other while Jehoshaphat’s army while they were busy praising the Lord! The power of praise at work. What seemed to be a huge problem for Jehosaphat’s tribe altogether disappeared as they focused themselves on praising God. This tells us that no matter what are circumstances are; no matter how big our problems is; or no matter how complicated were are into, we should not forget to praise our Lord. Let us turn our eyes on God for He is fighting our battles.

This is part 3 of the Faith series. Click the link below for other parts of this series:

Part 1: All About Faith Series: Part 1 (The Faith of Abraham Confirmed)
Part 2: All About Faith Series: Part 2 The Persistent Faith of Hannah

Hillsong UNITED – Mighty to Save Aftermath Live in Miami 2012

ByThor

OnFebruary 26, 2012

Inchristian songs

Everyone needs compassion,
Love that’s never failing;
Let mercy fall on me.

Everyone needs forgiveness,
The kindness of a Saviour;
The Hope of nations.

Christian lyrics – MIGHTY TO SAVE LYRICS – HILLSONG AUSTRALIA

MORE INFO ON HILLSONG UNITED LIVE IN MIAMI ALBUM HERE

Live In Miami (Deluxe Edition) CD

By Hillsong United

Giving voice to a generation passionate about God, the modern rock praise & worship band shares 22 tracks recorded live on their sold-out Aftermath Tour. Includes the radio single “Search My Heart,” “Break Free,” “Mighty to Save,” “Rhythms of Grace,” “From the Inside Out,” “Your Name High,” “Take It All,” “With Everything,” and the tour theme song. Deluxe Edition includes full concert on two CDs and one DVD, approximately 140 minutes runtime.

Credits: Video Uploaded by elielbrandao1 in Youtube.

All About Faith Series: Part 2 The Persistent Faith of Hannah

ByThor

OnFebruary 25, 2012

Inchristian articles, Devotional, Headline

1 Samuel 1:7-20 New King James Version (NKJV)

7 So it was, year by year, when she went up to the house of the Lord, that she provoked her; therefore she wept and did not eat.

8 Then Elkanah her husband said to her, “Hannah, why do you weep? Why do you not eat? And why is your heart grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”

9 So Hannah arose after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of the tabernacle[a] of the Lord. 10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the Lord and wept in anguish. 11 Then she made a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a male child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall come upon his head.”

12 And it happened, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli watched her mouth. 13 Now Hannah spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she was drunk. 14 So Eli said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Put your wine away from you!”

15 But Hannah answered and said, “No, my lord, I am a woman of sorrowful spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor intoxicating drink, but have poured out my soul before the Lord. 16 “Do not consider your maidservant a wicked woman,[b] for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief I have spoken until now.”

17 Then Eli answered and said, “Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant your petition which you have asked of Him.”

18 And she said, “Let your maidservant find favor in your sight.” So the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad.

19 Then they rose early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord, and returned and came to their house at Ramah. And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the Lord remembered her. 20 So it came to pass in the process of time that Hannah conceived and bore a son, and called his name Samuel,[c] saying, “Because I have asked for him from the Lord.”

How do we press on to God? Hannah poured out her soul before God. She petitioned God consistently and persistently and got the attention of God. Out of her brokenness, she cried out to God. A Sacrifice that was pleasing before the eyes of the Lord.

Can we have faith like Hannah? Of course we can. Here’s the clue. In Psalms 51:17 it says : “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.” The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18.

The next time we pray, let us P.U.S.H.. (Pray Until Something Happens).

This is part 2 of the Faith series. Read Part 1 here:

All About Faith Series: Part 1 (The Faith of Abraham Confirmed)