Praise God! In Him Is The Victory

Psalm 47:1-3"O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over the earth.He shall subdue the people under us,and nations under our feet."

"Give God a standing ovation",a loud, continuous,thunderous roar!However,this praise should last not a few minutes,but a lifetime.The psalmist's here response to what he considered certain victory,and was  calling the nation to a time of worship and praise.God was going to step in and the enemy was going to be defeated, and this was cause for great rejoicing.But this is also a time to show great reverence to God. God's work among His people is not limited to just giving them victory over their enemies.He also gives them an inheritance,a tangible and practical benifit for being one of His children.The blessings God grants His children are given not because we earn God's favor, but they are gifts from God, reflective of His love for us.

As the children of God we a have special relationship with Him, which results in His protection and care for our lives.God provides all that we need. There are several things we can learn from the 47th psalm.First, God is committed to watching over and watching out for his people. It might be diffcult to remember or believe this when times are tough, or when we face opposition for what we believe about God, or are treated poorly because of our relationship with Him.But God has given us victory over our enemy.He gave us Jesus and in him is our victory.One day all the rulers and nations of the non believing world, will join the believers in worshiping the Lord.All man kind will bow down, and give there allegiance and praise,and will acknowledge that Jesus deserves to be worshiped as King of Kings.

Then we can learn the importance of Praise.God promises to act on behalf of His people.When we see how much God loves us and how He shows His love through what he does for us, it should lead us to an enthusiastic worship of God, accompanied by physical expressions of joy, Clapping of hands, shouts of joy, and declarations of the wonderful things God has done for us.We should be a walking ,talking testimony of the goodness of God, and a expression of His love for all mankind. Saints, God rules the whole world,and whether we realize it or not,we depend on him for everything. We should thank Him for what He's already done for us, because in Him we have the victory!