Revelation chapter 3
Today we are walking in: The Power Of Praise & Worship
Genesis 22:5
And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, H7812 and come again to you.
WORSHIP
Today we look to the word-WORSHIP- H7812 shachah--to bow down; prostrate oneself before superior in homage; before the Most High in worship
The Torah testifies.........……
Genesis 24:26
And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped H7812 the LORD.
Exodus 4:31
And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped. H7812
Exodus 34:14
For thou shalt worship H7812 no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
Deuteronomy 8:19
And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship H7812 them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.
The prophets proclaim..................
Nehemiah 8:6
And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped H7812 the LORD with their faces to the ground.
Nehemiah 9:3
And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped H7812 the LORD their God.
Jeremiah 25:6
And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship H7812 them, and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt.
Zechariah 14:16
And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship H7812 the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
The writings bear witness............
Joshua 5:14
And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, H7812 and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
1Chronicles 16:29
Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship H7812 the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
2 Chronicles 7:3
And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, H7812 and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever
Psalm 66:4
All the earth shall worship H7812 thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.
Chapter 12
THE POWER OF PRAISE & WORSHIP
The purpose of praise is to get Yah into your environment. The power of praise is the presence of Yah at work in your life.
When Yah comes, things change. This is not to say that Yah changes, for He was Yah long before we were born, and He’ll be Yah long after we die. He was Yah before anything was created, and He will be Yah after everything has passed away. Yah is Yah, even without us. Therefore, telling Yah that He is great, beautiful, and all-powerful does not make Him any of these things.
PRAISE ACKNOWLEDGES THE REALITY OF WHO Yah ALREADY IS.
To say it another way, when we praise Yah, we agree with what He has already said and shown us about who He is. We also discover more of who He created us to be, because we were made to be like He is, and His presence is the environment He created us to live in. Therefore, holiness is good for us because when we are holy, holiness meets Holiness.
Things also change when Yah leaves. The life of King Saul shows us what a difference the absence or presence of Yah can make. Saul had disobeyed Yah and, therefore, was tormented by an evil spirit (see 1 Sam. 13, 15, and 16). Since no other cure was available, Saul’s servants suggested that they find someone to play the harp whenever the spirit came. Saul agreed and David came to play for him. As David skillfully played the songs he wrote, the presence of the Most High filled the room and the evil spirit had to go. When David left, however, the spirit returned, since the presence of Yah was absent from Saul’s life. In essence, Saul had to call for David repeatedly because he did not know how to attract the presence of Yah through praise.
This must not be true for you. You should not have to call someone else to get into Yah’s presence. You must practice drawing Yah to you through praise until His presence is with you every day and all day. Then, no matter where you are and what you are experiencing, you will have the key that opens doors no one can shut, and shuts doors no one can open (see Rev. 3:7).
Consequently, if something is blocking your way, or someone is trying to hold back your blessing, don’t get mad or complain. Start praising the Most High. Then He’ll show up in your situation and make things right.
Yah’s Presence Brings Joy
When the Most High’s presence is in a place with you, it makes you feel so good that you want to hang around for a while. You don’t want to lose the delicious reality you are experiencing. So great is this joy of being with Yah that you may even do things you normally won’t do. For example, you may be nice to everybody, hugging folks you don’t even like.
David evidently knew this wonderful feeling because he said,
You will show me the path of life: in your presence is fulness of joy; at your right hand there are pleasures forevermore. TEHILLIYM (PSALMS) 16:11 ×ת CEPHER.
Yah’s presence is the source of joy. If you want to have more joy in your life, spend more time with Yah. Then the spirit of heaviness that hangs on you will lift as Yah changes your attitudes and perspectives.
One joy-filled experience in Yah’s presence is all it will take to make you hunger for more. So, refuse to be content where you are. Seek Yah each day until joy becomes your constant companion and you become as delighted with Yah’s presence as was David, who preferred one day with Yah to a thousand with an earthly king (see Ps. 84:10).
Yah’s Presence Gives Rest
Rest is also a gift of Yah’s presence. Often we wear ourselves out trying to meet responsibilities in our own strength. Moses did this. When he asked Yah to give him help with the work of leading the Israelites, And he said, My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest. SHEMOTH (EXODUS) 33:14 ×ת CEPHER. Moses was looking for people to help him: “Give me some assistance, Most High. I need some managers, supervisors, and workers.” Yah gave Moses Himself and the promise of rest.
The word translated here as rest means among other things “to settle down,” “to give comfort,” “to cease,” “to be quiet,” and “to cause to rest, be at rest, give rest, have rest, make to rest” (Strong’s, H5117). The word may also mean “to set one’s mind at rest” (Vine’s, “To Rest, Remain”). In truth, this rest is a ceasing to work because the work is not ours. When Yah is with us, He is the One who does the work, and we are freed from the anxiety of trying to make things right.
Hence, Yah was saying to Moses, “All you need is My presence. When I am with you, you don’t have to work so hard. I will meet all your needs and take care of your concerns.”
We need to understand this principle. We become so caught up in planning and programs that we forget who is in charge. You and I certainly will not accomplish Yah’s plans; neither will anyone we may find to help in the work. Success comes when Yah comes. Until then, we are simply spinning our wheels.
Yah’s Presence Brings Peace
The disciples learned this lesson one night on the Sea of Galilee. Yahusha had been teaching the crowds and ministering to people all day. And the same day, when the even was come, he said unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. MARQUS (MARK) 4:35 ×ת CEPHER. While they were on the lake, a terrible storm came upon them so that they feared for their lives. And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Rabbi, do you not care that we perish? MARQUS (MARK) 4:38 ×ת CEPHER. And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. MARQUS (MARK) 4:39 ×ת CEPHER, and there was complete calm. And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? MARQUS (MARK) 4:40 ×ת CEPHER.
The disciples were working hard in that storm. Yahusha, on the other hand, said only three short words, “Quiet! Be still!” He didn’t have to bail water or shout commands at people. He simply spoke to the wind and the waves, and they obeyed Him.
Yah’s presence in our life brings the same calm and peace. This peace doesn’t necessarily mean, however, that everything is quiet. Yah’s peace means that we aren’t worrying about anything.
Sometimes we get uptight when things aren’t going the way we want or expect. So we rush around and start giving orders until everyone around us is as uptight as we are. Our problem in such situations is that we are trying to deal with our difficulties by ourselves.
Yah wants you to understand that you don’t have to solve your problems. All you must do is get Him in the midst of them. Just start praising Him until His presence starts making a difference in your situation. Then you’ll have total prosperity, total quietness in spirit, and total union with Yah.
Some of you are stressed and depressed today, and you desperately need Yah’s presence. You need His peace and calm in place of the anxiety and struggle you’ve been going through. Tylenol or an anti-depressant drug won’t give you this peace. They cannot fix you. Even if you feel better for a short time, the pills will soon wear off and you will be right back where you were before you took them. Instead of reaching for pills, reach for Yahusha. Pills just deal with the symptoms of the problem. Yah deals with the root. When His presence is in your house, your struggle and anxiety are replaced with His peace and rest.
So stop reading for a few moments and lift your hands right now to Yah. Praise Him for the good things He has brought into your life. I know you may not feel like praising Him, but now is the time to make your will take control over your emotions. Thank Him for the gift of peace He has for you. Thank Him that He is in control of your life. Thank Him for His concern for you and His never-ending faithfulness to you. Thank Him that He’ll never leave you or forsake you. Just bring Him this sacrifice of praise until you sense His presence in your spirit. Then bask in His love and His tender care for you.
We worry so much because we think that we have to fix everything. Yah is the one who fixes things, not us. Our responsibility is to make the conditions right so He can come and do His work. When we make room for Him through praise, He comes in and takes over.
This is why protecting Yah’s presence in our life is absolutely essential. In essence, we are protecting ourselves by making room for Him. As soon as we become aware of anything that is disrupting His presence, be that in our personal life or in our life together as Yah’s people, we must activate praise and take charge over whatever is threatening us. Our peace of mind demands this. As we fight for Yah’s presence, being zealous to guard it, we will find that our moments of crisis and turmoil become less frequent because Yah is in our environment all the time to bring us peace.
Without Yah’s presence, we are always looking for help. With His presence, our souls are at rest and our labors are easy. We find true peace by avoiding the struggle before it begins.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest for your souls. MATTITHYAHU (MATTHEW) 11:29 ×ת CEPHER).
Yah’s Presence Attracts the Right People
Once we are at peace with what’s happening in our lives, we can trust Yah to bring the right people and the right opportunities our way. In fact, we will find that miracles are more abundant when we stop trying to do everything in our own strength. People are attracted to us because they are attracted to Yah. Moses evidently knew this:
And he said unto him, If your presence go not with me, carry us not up hence. For wherein shall it be known here that I and your people have found grace in your sight? is it not in that you go with us? so shall we be separated, I and your people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth. SHEMOTH (EXODUS) 33:15-16 ×ת CEPHER
Your life should be distinguished because Yah hangs out with you, not for what you have or what you do. When Yah is with you, people are drawn to you and they don’t know why. They see something they can’t describe and feel something they can’t articulate. They know something is going on with you even if they don’t know what. In truth, they are being drawn to Yah, not to you. His presence with you is what makes the difference.
The contrary is also true. Some folks who come around are attracted more by the things you do and the blessings you have received than by the presence of Yah. This, again, is why you need the consistent, enduring presence of Yah. He’ll clean your house so that people who aren’t supposed to be in your life will leave.
Yah’s Presence Brings Blessings
What are Yah’s blessings, and how do we know when we have received them? To receive the blessings of Yah is to receive anything and everything you need to fulfill your life. King David put it this way:
Blessed is the man whom you choose, and cause to approach unto you, that he may dwell in your courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, even of your holy Temple. TEHILLIYM (PSALMS) 65:4 ×ת CEPHER.
We are tempted to think that the good things of Yah’s house are material things. Although Yah may certainly bless us with prosperity, the good things of Yah are the essential qualities of His character: love, joy, p eace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
Hence, we can attest to the goodness of Yah in our life when we start to look and act as He does and to fulfill His purposes for us. This naturally happens when Yah is Most High over all aspects of our life. It is as if He says, “You praise Me, and I’ll praise you. You honor Me, and I’ll honor you. You lift Me up, and I’ll lift you up.” In essence, we bless ourselves when we bless Yah through praise and worship. David testified to this when he said that those who have clean hands and a pure heart will receive blessings from the Most High (see Ps. 24:3-5).
The contrary may also be true. Yah may remove blessings from our life if we refuse to bless and honor His name. This is what happened to Eli the priest, who was serving Yah when Samuel was born. When Eli was old, his sons were dishonoring Yah and taking advantage of the people they were supposed to be serving.
Wherefore Yahuah Elohai of Yashar'el says, I said indeed that your house, and the house of your father, should walk before me forever: but now Yahuah says, Be it far from me; for them that honor me I will honor, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. SHEMU'EL RI'SHON (1 SAMUEL) 2:30 ×ת CEPHER.
Truly, our obedience in honoring Yah and our disobedience in treating Him with contempt have lasting consequences!
Yah’s Presence Brings Power
Yah’s power activated in our life through praise and worship has many benefits. In fact, we cannot recount the sum of them. Nor can we fathom the totality of Yah’s power that is available to us. We are simply too shortsighted. Yet, I want to list some of the ways Yah’s power is at work in us and through us, making our life quite different from what it would be without Him.
Yah’s Presence Protects Us and Gives Us Security
Because you have made Yahuah, which is my refuge, even El Elyon, your habitation; There shall no evil befall you, neither shall any plague come nigh your dwelling. For he shall give his angels charge over you, to guard you in all your ways. They shall bear you up in their hands, lest you dash your foot against a stone. You shall tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shall you trample under feet. Because he has set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he has known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him. With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my yeshu`ah. TEHILLIYM (PSALMS) 91:9-16 ×ת CEPHER.
The truth of these words is certainly seen in the stories of Daniel and his Hebrew friends. Do you remember these young men? They were youth when the people of Judah were taken into captivity in Babylon. Despite the hardships of being taken far from home, Daniel and his friends remained true to Yah in the land of their exile. In fact, when their faith in Yah and their devotion to Him got them into big trouble with the rulers of the land, they still chose to trust Yah and obey Him, even though their choice meant death. In the end, their faithfulness to Yah became a wonderful opportunity for Him to show them and their captors the greatness of His power and the magnitude of His faithfulness to those who trust Him with everything, including their life.
For Daniel, Yah’s presence came to him in a lion’s den (see Dan. 6). For the other three—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—a fiery furnace was the place of Yah’s visitation (see Dan. 3). The place is not important. The faithfulness and power of Yah are. He is able and willing to meet you in whatever den of lions or blazing furnace you may find yourself, and His power is more than sufficient to preserve you from harm. So, reach out to Him today through praise. Make room for Him to enter the place of your hardship so that you, like these Hebrew youth, may find His presence is sufficient for all your needs.
Yah Takes Dominion Over Our Environment
We saw in Chapter 6 how Yah came into the prison with Paul and Silas and took over. A similar thing happened to Peter. Herod had arrested Peter and put him in prison because the Jews were pleased Herod had killed James, the brother of John. Since it was the Feast of Passover, Herod decided to wait until after the feast to deal with Peter. Meanwhile, the we was earnestly praying for Peter. The night before Peter was to be brought to trial, Yah sent an angel to him:
When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leads unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him. And when Kepha was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that Yahuah has sent his angel, and has delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Yahudiym. And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Miryam the mother of Yochanon, whose surname was Marqus; where many were gathered together praying. MA'ASIYM (ACTS) 12:10-12 ×ת CEPHER.
This story differs from Yah’s intervention for Paul and Silas in that the Scriptures make no mention of Peter praising Yah when the angel of the Most High came to him. We are told, however, that the church was seeking Yah on Peter’s behalf. In other words, they were trying to get Yah’s presence into Peter’s environment. As the story shows us, they were successful and Peter’s circumstances changed.
The same is true for you. When you bring Yah into your environment, your circumstances change. In fact, you might be quite surprised what would happen if Yah came and lived in your house and in your neighborhood. Things would change as He took authority over demons and strongholds that you have been powerless to touch. This is the power of Yah’s presence in your life.
Yah Disarms HaSatan
Some of us, however, have a hard time inviting Yah to be with us. We are too busy, we become tired or bored, or we fight against praise that to us seems to be undignified. Do you know why this happens? The devil is always trying to make us unavailable to Yah or uncomfortable in praise and worship. In other words, HaSatan does all he can to keep Yah’s power and authority from showing up.
He brings distracting thoughts to our mind: “Did I remember to turn the iron off?” He tries to shame us: “Yah’s not going to accept you after what you did last night.” He makes us ill or gives us pain, whether physical or emotional. He sends interruptions, like a ringing telephone or a crying child in Sunday worship. In all this, the devil is doing whatever he can to keep our mind on other things and off Yah. Indeed, the telephone may not ring all day and a child may not cry in worship until the moment you stand before the Most High in praise. Then the telephone rings not once, but three or four times, and the child cannot be hushed.
Praise that leads to worship stops all this because when Yah’s presence comes, the devil must leave. Truly, a praising saint is the devil’s worst nightmare. This is why perseverance is called for in such times. You must make the conscious choice to ignore whatever distractions HaSatan sends. When this is not possible, you must deal with the interruption as quickly as possible and return your focus to Yah. By doing this, you render HaSatan powerless.
This, in part, is what Paul refers to Corinthians:
in Second
The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds (2 Corinthians 10:4).
The weapons of our warfare to overcome the enemy are prayer and praise. This praise is to be not only the hymns we find in books, but the prayers and songs only the Spirit can give.
What is it then? I will pray with the ruach, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the ruach, and I will sing with the understanding also. QORINTIYM RI'SHON (1 CORINTHIANS) 14:15 ×ת CEPHER.
Such praise confuses the enemy. He can’t believe that you are praising Yah while he is coming against you.
Praise in your everyday life protects you by disarming HaSatan before his assault gains momentum. He becomes confused and thinks something is wrong with him because your praise in difficult circumstances makes no sense to him. He can’t understand why you are praising Yah when your business is shutting down, you’re losing your job, and you won’t have any income for your family. When he expects you to be the most depressed, you are standing before Yah singing!
This is the power of praise that begins with thanksgiving and takes you into Yah’s presence. You stop the enemy in his tracks and take the spoils of his warfare right from his hands! (See 2 Chron. 20.) Every evil spirit, every disease, every fear, every bout of dep ression, every seed of bitterness must flee when Yah’s presence comes because He puts our enemies under our feet.
Vindicate Us
The word vindicate means, among other things, “to deliver,” “to avenge,” and “to defend” (Webster’s). King David speaks of this triumph over our enemies in Psalm 24 when he says that those who stand in Yah’s presence will receive vindication from Yah. In other words, David is saying that Yah retaliates against whatever is attacking us or is making life difficult for us. He frees us from guilt, fear, bitterness, hatred, insecurities ... anything and everything that causes us to be ineffective and unable to live as He created us to function.
This was certainly evident in the life of Joseph, the son of Jacob (see Gen. 37;39-50). He had every reason to be angry and bitter, yet he chose to look to Yah, who blessed him.
The Most High was with Joseph and he prospered (Genesis 39:2).
But while Joseph was there in the prison, the Most High was with him; He showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden (Genesis 39:20b-21).
Yah’s Presence Brings Wisdom and Vision
Yah’s presence always blesses us and enables us to do our best. Our trust in Him, born out of an intentional lifestyle of praise, helps us to look beyond the immediate to what He yet will do. In essence, our eyes of faith cause us to praise Him for the victory that is yet unseen. Confusion, on the other hand, is the result of being outside Yah’s presence. No, we may not always see what Yah is doing and where He is taking us, for I’m sure Joseph had some questions as he went from being the favored son to being a slave and a prisoner. Nevertheless, Yah’s presence gives us the peace to trust Him and to take each step as He reveals it.
Maybe you have a dream that is so big you are running in circles and laying awake at night wondering how you will accomplish it. Please understand that Yah deliberately made your dream so big you would need Him to fulfill it. He intends that the two of you will work together. So, start praising Yah. As you hold before Him all He has already done in your life, you give Him the opportunity to do more. You also open the door for Him to give you all the wisdom and knowledge that are found in Him. Suddenly, what in your human sight appeared to be impossible, comes to pass because Yah is working for you, in you, and through you.
This is why Moses could throw down his staff and it became a snake, and pick it up again and it became his staff (see Exod. 4:2-4). He was in Yah’s presence, and everything Yah asked of him, He also gave him the power to do.
The same is true for you. Yah wants to help you accomp lish things you never dreamed were possible. Consequently, you must refuse to be like some folks, who are so set in their ways that had they been Moses, they would not have thrown the staff on the ground in the first place. Yah uses people who are open to Him. He reveals Himself to these believers who long for His presence and readily respond to His leading. When He is ready to do something new, He turns to them. Others may eventually catch on and start to accept the new stuff from Yah, but praisers and worshipers are the first to do so.
So, if you don’t understand something, don’t say anything. Just close your mouth and wait until you have more insight into what Yah is doing. Living in His presence all the time gives you the opportunity to see things from His perspective. In time, He will show you whether what is happening is from Him.
Yah’s Presence Is the Answer to All the Needs of Our World
This need to discern Yah’s leading will be essential until the time of our Most High’s return. Those who listen and watch closely will have the privilege of being part of the transformation that even now is taking place.
The Book of Revelation discloses some of what this advancing Kingdom of Yah entails. The last two chapters, in particular, speak of the new Jerusalem that will come “down out of heaven from Yah ... “(Rev. 21:2b). In this city, Yah will fulfill His purpose of the ages and will make everything new, returning to His original purpose when He created man:
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the Tabernacle of Elohiym is with men, and he will tabernacle with them, and they shall be his people, and Elohiym himself shall be with them, and be their Elohiym. CHIZAYON (REVELATION) 21:3 ×ת CEPHER.
This city will be filled with the nature of Yah, and the river of the water of life, pure as crystal, will flow from the throne of Yah and of the Lamb. Beside the river will be planted the tree of life,
In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bore twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of Elohiym and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. CHIZAYON (REVELATION) 22:2-4 ×ת CEPHER.
Oh, what glory! In this new Jerusalem, Yah’s servants get what Moses asked for: Yah’s presence is continually with them and they see Him face to face!
This is what Yahusha meant when He said He was going to prepare a place for us.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. YOCHANON (JOHN) 14:3 ×ת CEPHER.
Notice the tense of the last verb in this verse. Yahusha is making a place so that we can be where He is. Yah wants us to enjoy Him now and to be empowered by His presence. He intends that we live with Him today, next week, and forever. This dwelling of Yah with man is the sole purpose of all His work throughout history. He is getting us back to the environment of His presence so we can be the men and women He designed us to be.
This transformation is to start with us. We are to be the place where Yah’s presence resides all the time so people can come to us and find Yah. In truth, it is our obligation to make a place from which the fragrance of Yah spills over into the community around us. Therefore, the day is coming, and perhaps already is here, when we will leave the confines of our beautiful, comfortable sanctuaries and will go to the cities of our nations, there to sing and worship the Most High. There will be no preaching or conversation, just praise and worship as hundreds of people stand on street corners bringing the presence of Yah into our cities and neighborhoods. Arguments and words of persuasion will have no place, because we won’t be talking to anyone except our wonderful, all-powerful Yah. Our attention will be focused on Him instead of the people and problems that surround us.
In that hour, the power of Yah will take over our countries. He’ll just move in, confuse the enemy, and declare victory. People will lay down their weapons, give up their dope, get along with their neighbors, and be reconciled to their families without understanding what is happening to them. There’ll be no evangelists, no invitations, and no prayer lines to draw them in. They’ll just fall to their knees right where they are and cry out to Yah, whose presence has the power to woo them without the intervention of man.
Truly, Yah’s presence is the answer to all the needs of every person in our world, and His presence comes to us through praise. The needs of our families will be met if we start praising Yah in our homes. The problems of our cities will be solved if we fill our streets with praise and worship. The dilemmas that face our nations will be resolved if we infiltrate every branch of government— every session of our legislatures, every case before our courts, and every meeting with our presidents, prime ministers, and other national leaders—with committed Hebrews who take praise seriously.
Yah wants the people He created to live in His presence, and in the end He’s going to get what He wants. We know this because He has promised it and He cannot lie. He’s going to have His presence here on earth among His people.
The question is whether we will do our part to bring His purposes to pass. For you see, the coming of His presence here, today, in our world, is dependent on our praising Him. This is what attracts Yah’s presence, and Yah’s presence is the source that supplies every need in our world.
Indeed, Yah will fill our homes, our factories, our schools, and our government buildings ... every place we can imagine ... when we fill that same place with praise. Then we will receive all the answers to life’s questions because the answers are in Yah’s presence. This is His purpose and He’s going to bring it to pass. Hallelujah! Praise the Most High!
PRINCIPLES
1. Every place the enemy has taken up residence must be vacated when Yah enters that place.
2. Yah’s presence brings ...
- joy, peace, and rest;
- His blessings, and people to help us fulfill the vision He has given us;
- security and deliverance from everything that causes us to be ineffective in life;
- changed circumstances and victory over HaSatan;
- wisdom and the vision to see what He is doing.
3. Yah’s presence is the answer to all the needs of our world.
4. Yah’s final goal is to live continually with His people, where they can see Him face to face.
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