LET THE EARTH HEAR HIS PRAISE

FESTIVAL OF PRAISE 2020
THEME: LET THE EARTH HEAR HIS PRAISE
TEXT: ISAIAH 12:5
 *"Because of your wonderful deeds,we will sing your praise everywhere on Earth"(Contemporary English version).*

Praise is a stream that flows from the inward. It is until you have lived a life of praise that you can tell the Earth about his praise.
Just like you can't tell the world about Christ when you've not had a personal encounter with Christ.
If you do based on what you've heard about Christ,you would actually not flow well in the discussion.

Now,let's take the life of the woman with the issue of blood as a case study.
Text: matt9:20-22,mark5:25-34,luke8:43-48.

Have you ever thought of the life the woman with the issue of blood would have lived for 12years?

She was rejected,became an outcast (you will not want to sit beside her due to the odour). She spent all that she had so that she can get well but her case grew worse.
She once thought of committing suicide,she hated herself. She could not even work anywhere because she kept bleeding.

After she had tried every means ,she came to a conclusion that only Jesus can heal her.
She had the faith that even though she would not be able to meet with Jesus one on one ,she believed that she will be healed if she can touch the Hem of his garment. And her faith worked for her and she received her healing.

Now, imagine a woman who had faced rejection for over 12years getting healed.
I'm sure she would have shouted, cried, laughed ,danced without songs or instruments on that day.
She would have ran to the hospital for checkup and also to get a written statement to confirm her healing.

The whole city ,town, community in which she lived would have actually heard God's PRAISE due to her Testimony.
Everybody close to her would not have rested that day because she would have been over-joyed. 

Her Testimony preached the gospel to people, increased their faith and led them to Christ.

His praise is not about entertainment but declaring the personality of God to the Earth. It all begin with us.

Think deeply about all the Lord as done for you and let his praise flow from you to the Earth.

God bless you.

Olayinka Beatrice Akinfolase.

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