“The Presence (of God) is so powerful and so holy that idols can not stand anywhere near (1 Samuel 5). In his Presence, evil is exposed. Lies are uncovered. The enemy flees. This is what happens when we welcome his Presence through worship—we don’t have to fight because the very authority of God’s proximity is enough to reduce strongholds to rubble. Worship is our best weapon against carnal belief systems and controlling mindsets” (from "Divine Strongholds" by Terry Teykl, pg. 214).
What profound words! Worship, at least when the Spirit of God is in attendance, will destroy idols…not only Dagon, but also the mighty dollar, self-centeredness, pride, etc. Worship will cause the enemy to flee! This is not limited to corporate worship alone, but private worship can also do this because of the power of God’s presence. Never underestimate the power of God, nor trifle your time away when you could be worshipping God. As someone who used to spend most of my time driving, and still spend a fair amount of time behind the wheel, I can attest there is no better thing to do while driving than to worship God. His presence is just as real in my car as in a church building, just as powerful, just as convicting. Want to know the secret to defeating satan? Worship! It is simply defined as: “Be joyful always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18).
What profound words! Worship, at least when the Spirit of God is in attendance, will destroy idols…not only Dagon, but also the mighty dollar, self-centeredness, pride, etc. Worship will cause the enemy to flee! This is not limited to corporate worship alone, but private worship can also do this because of the power of God’s presence. Never underestimate the power of God, nor trifle your time away when you could be worshipping God. As someone who used to spend most of my time driving, and still spend a fair amount of time behind the wheel, I can attest there is no better thing to do while driving than to worship God. His presence is just as real in my car as in a church building, just as powerful, just as convicting. Want to know the secret to defeating satan? Worship! It is simply defined as: “Be joyful always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18).
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Did you know that if you google the book Divine Strongholds that among the results it list your blog from March 22nd. Was looking up this book to find a copy when this happened. I must have one for sure now. Gods presence is everywhere, even on the internet.
PS: Time is also another weapon that satan uses against us.
See you Saturday
If you want a copy, go to www.prayerpointpress.com, you can find it there. Amen on the time issue!
Once again, I really appreciate your blog...especially the quote from 1 Thess. How often do we get caught up in making our requests to God, rather than praising Him and giving Him thanks for all we have?? How much better would our attitudes be if we focused on worshiping? And we'd receive the added bonus of defeating the enemy!
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