Breath of Power - Week 36/04

Week 36: August 31 - September 5, 2004

Praise From the Living

Key Passage: Isaiah 38: 16-19

O Lord, by these things men live; And in all these things is the life of my spirit; so You will restore me and make me live. Indeed it was for my own peace that I had great bitterness; but You have lovingly delivered my soul from the pit of corruption, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back. For Sheol cannot thank You, Death cannot praise You; those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your truth. The living, the living man, he shall praise You, as I do this day; the father shall make known Your truth to the children.

Each day we wake up alive, we should thank and praise God for His mercy and faithfulness. It is not all that go to bed at night that wake up in the morning, neither is it all that set out on journeys that arrive at their destinations safely. The gift of life is a great privilege from God, because it offers us the opportunity to honor and praise God for His manifold goodness and love.

King Hezekiah was sick unto death, and he turned his face towards the wall and prayed. He reminded God of his faithful walk with Him, and cried to God to heal him, and He did. He then wrote this song in praise and thanksgiving to God for His mercy and love, and said, “For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth. The living, the living, he shall praise thee” (KJV).

Death is man’s enemy (1 Cor 15: 26). It has terminated the destiny of many and swallowed up their visions and dreams. When a person dies, he can no longer praise God and testify of His marvelous works (Is 6: 5). It is only the living that can praise God on the earth.

We should continually thank and praise God because he has given us the privilege and enablement so to do. We should call on Him to heal us when we are afflicted. Our death or infirmity does not profit Him (Ps 30: 9). He created us for His praise and wants us to live to show it forth (Ps 43: 21). He paid a great price to purchase our healing and to deliver us from death (1 Pet 2: 24; 1 Cor 6: 20). He wants us to enjoy life in its fullness so that everything in us could praise Him. There is no greater sacrifice that we could render to Him than the sacrifice of our lips (Heb 13: 15). We should do this with all our heart, soul and mind. That is why we were made, and it is in so doing that we will be fulfilled.

Thank and Praise God for the gift of life. Pray that He will give you sound health, that everything in you may praise Him continually all the days of your life.

Written by – Evangelist Oguazi Onyemobi



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	Week 36: August 31 - September 5, 2004 Praise From the Living Key Passage: Isaiah 38: 16-19 O Lord, by these things men live; And in all these things is the life of my spirit; so You will restore me and make me live. Indeed it was for my own peace that I had great bitterness; but You have lovingly delivered my soul from the pit of corruption, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back. For Sheol cannot thank You, Death cannot praise You; those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your truth. The living, the living man, he shall praise You, as I do this day; the father shall make known Your truth to the children. Each day we wake up alive, we should thank and praise God for His mercy and faithfulness. It is not all that go to bed at night that wake up in the morning, neither is it all that set out on journeys that arrive at their destinations safely. The gift of life is a great privilege from God, because it offers us the opportunity to honor and praise God for His manifold goodness and love. King Hezekiah was sick unto death, and he turned his face towards the wall and prayed. He reminded God of his faithful walk with Him, and cried to God to heal him, and He did. He then wrote this song in praise and thanksgiving to God for His mercy and love, and said, “For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth. The living, the living, he shall praise thee” (KJV). Death is man’s enemy (1 Cor 15: 26). It has terminated the destiny of many and swallowed up their visions and dreams. When a person dies, he can no longer praise God and testify of His marvelous works (Is 6: 5). It is only the living that can praise God on the earth. We should continually thank and praise God because he has given us the privilege and enablement so to do. We should call on Him to heal us when we are afflicted. Our death or infirmity does not profit Him (Ps 30: 9). He created us for His praise and wants us to live to show it forth (Ps 43: 21). He paid a great price to purchase our healing and to deliver us from death (1 Pet 2: 24; 1 Cor 6: 20). He wants us to enjoy life in its fullness so that everything in us could praise Him. There is no greater sacrifice that we could render to Him than the sacrifice of our lips (Heb 13: 15). We should do this with all our heart, soul and mind. That is why we were made, and it is in so doing that we will be fulfilled. Thank and Praise God for the gift of life. Pray that He will give you sound health, that everything in you may praise Him continually all the days of your life. Written by – Evangelist Oguazi Onyemobi

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