Dear overcomer,
As I said,
He who dares sings.
For if you do here's what happens...
One afternoon last fall... an African Pastor and I with a dear saint over in the Middle East met together on a video call at 2:00pm.
Soon we began praying, then praying louder still. Then singing and shouting our prayers. What a time we had.
Our praise almost took the roof off!
Guess what though?
A week later working up top in my office I heard street children running up and down the alleyway behind our house.
Nothing unusual.
Shouting, playing, giggling.
Only this time... I burst out laughing with them too!
Because...
At the top of their young lungs they were yelling these exact words :)
"STOP in the Name of Jesus Christ!"
Ahem...
Seems like praise is infectious overcomer.
Let's infect everyone we meet with it ;)
Because when we praise,
Clouds of glory kick up all around us. The wind of GOD swirls it where He wishes... sprinkling here. Sparkling there.
And a mysterious scripture opens to us...
Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and incense made from all the spices of the merchant?
Look! It is Solomon’s carriage, escorted by sixty warriors, the noblest of Israel,
All of them wearing the sword, all experienced in battle,
Each with his sword at his side, prepared for the terrors of the night.
Song of Solomon 3:7-8 NIV
And open it does indeed saint.
May the LORD show you the deep truths He embedded in two tiny verses. Mysterious yet incredibly powerful.
Look closer and you will see...
An Open Heaven life for you here on earth.
A glimpse into the royal spirit realm (and your angelic guard).
An escort across the wilderness to your home in New Jerusalem.
The big lesson is this though.
You must learn how to...
Keep an open heaven saint.
And as you've just seen the #1 way to do so...
Is PRAISE.
As a new Christian it was practically the only thing which helped me. I was so oppressed by demons, I HAD to praise.
Praise was the only thing that made them disappear.
For example...
Sometimes it would take me 15-25 minutes of shouting out praises to GOD. Of singing choruses. Of proclaiming His love for me.
And worshipping before him,
Before I could break free of tormenting spirits, into the presence of GOD.
Thankfully I later received deliverance ministry.
And so now it's the easiest thing to enter the Cloud of His Glory.
You can too...
Just sing with a surrendered heart of worship.
And by the way,
A long time before the street children testimony above...
My wife cleared our house from oppression this way too.
For about two years solidly, at dusk she'd go into the garden and sing and worship. She'd often continue after dark too.
And she didn't care who heard either.
In fact...
She sang so gently... (exact opposite of me!) she simply possessed the gates of the enemy!
The powers of darkness could not stand her worship and left.
Then our home became... a sanctuary of peace.
So victor...
If you want salem.
Sing UNTIL YOU GET IT.
May your home be filled with praise every day.
And the fragrance of Jesus saturate it...
"Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and incense."
Song of Solomon 3:6 NIV
Bless you.
Dave.
PS You do know angels surround you everywhere you go don't you?
Good.
That said, did you know that if you are a King, (and you are Rev 5:10) then you are given a GREATER bodyguard than others?
Plus remember, the more you sing the more angels arrive to join in.
They love praise too!
This is what exactly happened btw to the children in the street story.
The LORD and His heavenly hosts arrived to join in…
And the merry band of the Cloud of Glory swept over the kids!
Arresting them in their tracks and changing them instantly.
BAM!
It's true.
Look again at the Song of Solomon passage.
And the spiritual realm will open to you.
PPS
If you want another contemporary proof, read this testimony from an ex-agent of the evil one (now a Pastor)...
"The born again Christians are not known by the Bible they carry always or the many fellowships they attend.
They are known in the spirit world by the light that shines continuously like a very bright candle in the heart... or a circle of light around the head or a wall of fire around them.
When a Christian is walking along, we see angels walking along with him/her, one by the right, one by the left, and one behind.
This makes it impossible for us to come near him/her."
Here is the direct link to the book it comes from. (No charge).
BTW: It is a VERY STRONG BOOK. It is not for newborn Christians or those with no idea about the spiritual war. There are some harrowing details in it.
There are also some aspects you may not understand. Don't worry about them. Glean what the Spirit of GOD teaches you. Leave aside the rest.
Do not give this book to novices please.
Anyway,
I don't know about you saint.
I mean.
It's great having three angels with protect me,
Yet knowing we Kings and Priests (Rev 5:10) have even more privileges before GOD…
My prayer is that as you realise these things the LORD grants you a royal bodyguard of sixty warrior angels wherever you go!
And remember.
It's up to you.
Ask as many as you like. The LORD will not deny you.
"For the Lord God is a sun and shield; he bestows favor and honor. No good thing does the Lord withhold from those who walk uprightly."
Psalm 84:11 RSV
Every day...
"Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him, bless his name!"
Psalm 100:4 RSV
For similar reasons, I started driving my son to school instead of having him ride the bus. He was having a lot of anger issues and getting in trouble. It seemed like the bus ride to school just set up his whole day with tension and stress.
So, I started driving him. And playing Christian music of all sorts. We'd sing along and talk about what the lyrics meant and about other important and unimportant things.
By the time he was dropped off he had already spent a good amount of time hearing about Jesus and praising Jesus and getting into a better mindset.
It worked. His issues went away. His grades became extraordinary. He seldom has issues at school. Even better, we get to spend a lot of time learning about God and each other.
Wow, wow and more wow, thank you for this!!