Praise stops the Demon by Kenneth Copeland

The love of God in your heart and the praise of God on your lips are an unbeatable team. When an unlovely person tries to provoke you into struggle, you may remember, I am incited. Instead of retaliating, let the praise of God come out of your mouth. This doesn't suggest that you have to allow them exploit you. Praise brings the presence of God on the scene and causes some astounding things to occur in the spirit realm.

Notice Psalm 8:2. "Out of the mouth of honeys and sucklings hast thou ordained strength due to thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger."

When Jesus quoted this verse in Matthew 21:16, He expounded, "Out of the mouth of honeys and sucklings thou hast perfected praise." Jesus equated praise with strength.Strength against what? Strength against Satan, our only real enemy.

Now look at Psalm 9:2-4. "I will be happy and rejoice in thee : I'm going to thy name, O thou most High. When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence. For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right."

Praise stills the enemy. It stops struggle as it stops the source of it-Satan. Praise and love pack a tough, "one-two punch." Praise will cause the devil to fall back and perish at the presence of God coming into a situation. And love never fails. That is the reason why the love of God in your heart and the praise of God on your lips are an unbeatable team. You haven't not only taken a defensive action against struggle, but an offensive action as well!

An glorious illustration of how praise backs Satan down comes from Aimee Semple McPherson's ministry. She was holding a giant tent meeting when some of the townspeople decided to throw kerosene on the tents and "burn that bunch of non secular fanatics out of town." They were making so much noise outside the tent that no-one could hear the evangelizing. Aimee McPherson took control of the situation by praising God.

The Lord opened Aimee's eyes to see into the realm of the spirit. She spotted that each time she announced, "Praise God," the noxious spirits that were driving those men cowered and backed away. The men at last calmeddown and became convicted of their evildoing. Before the meeting was over, over half of them gave their lives to the Lord. Not only was the meeting saved, but the men were too!

When you praise God in the middle of strife instead of retaliating, God will not only maintain your right and your cause, He will maintain the right and root of the other person as well. Because He is no respecter of folks, God will show you a method to have a no-lose situation. Everyone will win because Satan will lose! Beginning today, you can conquer strife. Pick a decision to keep yourself full of the love of God. Meditate the "love chapter" ( one Corinthians 13:4-8 ). Confess it in the first person several times per day. And when others provoke you, don't retaliate. Instead, offer thanks to God for His goodness and watch His presence come on the scene and put strife under your feet where it belongs!


About Kenneth Copeland

Since 1967, Kenneth Copeland has been committed to coach born-again Christians about their covenant rights in Jesus Christ. With a dedication to excellence in ministry, Copeland is the founder of Kenneth Copeland Ministries with offices in the US, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Europe and Ukraine. His TV broadcast, Follower's Voice of Victory, airs Monday through Friday on 571 stations and on Sunday to 536 stations worldwide.