Thursday, April 23, 2009

Praise the Lord, Hallelujah!

This morning, a sis came to me with some of her personal problems. Her condition was somewhat similar as mine last time. At that moment, i dont know how to help her except reminding her to turn to her spirit. Suddenly, i think of a book "The Practical Way to Live in the Mingling of God with Man" that i had read previously, in which there's a portion of words that i touched the most. While reading with our dear sis, again I'm being reminded and thus saved me from my condition also. I still remember the first time i read these portion of words was during my sem 3 study break. That time really stress and i complained a lot. Then a sis showed me these portion of words and it reminded me throughout my study break and even my EOS that time. It's an instant word to me! Praise the Lord, Hallelujah!

~Extracted from The Practical Way to Live in the Mingling of God with Man~

We need to praise the Lord by saying Hallelujah. Sometimes the young people ask me what I do after I say Hallelujah. When Satan comes to tempt me, there is nothing for me to do but praise. I do not know anything except to say Hallelujah. We were not saved to do good; we were saved to praise, glorify, and thank the Lord (1 Thes. 5:16-18). We must remember that we are in Christ and that the Spirit of Christ is within us (Rom. 8:2, 9). Once we have such a realization, we must simply praise the Lord and say Hallelujah all day long. There is nothing left for us to do except praise Him. One day, when I spoke concerning this matter in a meeting, a sister came to me afterwards and said, “Brother Lee, I am very glad to have heard the message tonight. I realize what you mean when you tell us that we should say Hallelujah. But when I go back to my home, I will be met by my husband, who is a very hard man. What you say is very good, but what shall I do in my difficult situation?” I responded to her, “Sister, the harder your husband is, the more you have to say Hallelujah. Do not make up your mind to be patient. Do not try to do anything. The more you try to be patient, the more impatient you will be. Simply remember that whenever your husband is hard toward you, you must just say, ‘Praise the Lord. Hallelujah.’” This is all we must do. For eternity we will say Hallelujah.

A Christian is not someone who tries to do something; a Christian is a person who always enjoys and experiences Christ. We are not called by the Lord to do things to please Him. We are called to enjoy, experience, and participate in Christ. Never try to do good by yourself. Just remember that you are in Christ and that the Spirit of Christ is in you. If you need electricity, there is no need for you to do anything but turn the switch on. Saying Hallelujah is the way to switch on to enjoy and experience Christ. If you try to be good by yourself, the switch will be turned off. Always remember to praise the Lord, for this is the way to switch on. This is the way to be a victorious person who is in Christ and who walks according to the Spirit. We are set free from sin, death, and bondage simply by saying Hallelujah and walking according to the Spirit.

" Lord, cause me to be a person who praise You and say Hallelujah all day long ! "

8 comments:

Maroon said...

Praise the Lord. Hallelujah !!
This is the way to victory!

fRinNy said...
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fRinNy said...

tis morning wake up feel down , but automatic call Praise the Lord Hallelujah try turn to spirit ,walk to bus stop also Praise the Lord ..
Tonite when I get the exam paper in my heart praise the lord again, finish exam walk out the class room ..Hallelujah Praise the Lord !! ...thanks last nite share with me tis msg and pray 2gether with me !Praise the Lord for such a sis =)

jasmine said...

Amen. Praise the Lord, Hallelujah! Tell u what, during my eos in sem3, there's a paper i did very badly...after finish the paper, i just sms a sis and said "Praise the Lord, Hallelujah! I did badly." Hehe...

fRinNy said...

ya right! i remember a book "Praising" by Watchman Nee.

Many times praise works where prayer fails. This is a very basic principle. If you cannot pray, why not praise? The Lord has placed another item in your hands for your victory and for you to boast in victory. Whenever you run out of strength to pray and you find your spirit heavily oppressed, wounded, or sagging, praise Him. If you cannot pray, try to praise. We invariably think that we should pray when the burden is heavy and praise when the burden is over. But please bear in mind that there are times when the burden is so heavy that you cannot pray. That is the time for you to praise. We do not praise when there is no burden; we praise when the burden becomes too heavy. When you encounter unusual circumstances and problems and are bewildered and feel like collapsing, just remember one thing, “Why not praise?” Here is a golden opportunity. If you offer your praise at that moment, God’s Spirit will operate in you, open all the doors, and break all the chains.
If we believe, we will praise. Our praises are His glory. To praise is to glorify God. God is worthy of all glory. May God gain abundant praises from His children.

Sapphire said...

Hallelujah!!

Anonymous said...

PREISE THE LORD BROTHER AND SISTER. Because we are apart of Body of Christ and we will be build up together as Him the Oneness of Body of Christ.

Anonymous said...

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