Praise and Worship in Intercession



In Luke 19:40 Jesus said if the people did not praise Him, the rocks would cry out. Cry out in the Thayers dictionary means to cry or pray for vengeance. In Matthew 21:15-16, the Pharisees were upset with the people praising Jesus, but Jesus responded with a quote from Psalm 8:2 and said God has perfected praise in the mouth of babes. When you turn to Psalms 8:2 it actually says in the KJV “Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger” Strength in the Hebrew means praise, might, power, and strength. Still means to cause to desist, to cease, to cause to fail. As you intercede for your family, the body of Christ, your community, be sensitive to the river of the Spirit. There will be times He will want to lead you in a river of praise and worship regarding what He has said about the situation. We know no weapon will prosper when we stand in faith on God’s Word. And sometimes that Word will be executed in our praise and worship. And remember praise is a high form of faith, for it is our rejoicing and thanksgiving for what we know God has done. Praise and worship is a very powerful force of the Spirit. Sometimes God has led with a stone and a slingshot, sometimes it was a march around a city. But in 2 Chronicles 20 when Jehoshaphat was faced with the enemy God’s plan was to sing and praise. And as they did, God sent out ambushments which defeated the enemy and the people of God were 3 days recovering the spoil. Be prepared to intercede with your praise and worship. “Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand.” Psalms 149:6