Journal ~ Victorious Praise, Saurkraut

Silver bowl we use to pound cabbage,
wooden pounder that son made,
cabbage fermenting into saurkraut,
basil waiting to be planted.

Hello Sisters!

We have friends here visiting from Germany so....this will be a short journal, but encouraging!

"When he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers to sing to the Lord and praise Him in their holy garments AS THEY WENT OUT "BEFORE" THE ARMY, saying, Give thanks to the Lord, for His mercy and loving kindness endure forever!" 2 Chron. 20:1-22

PRAISE always comes before VICTORY!

There have been many times in my life where I was up against a BRICK wall and at that point had 2 choices. #1, give into fear and be defeated. #2, trust God and act like the bible is really true and that what He really says, He WILL do. When ever I've done #2, I've always started on the path to victory, with PRAISING HIS HOLY NAME. Praise when things look bad, and praise when things look bad..er. If God says we have the VICTORY already, then by golley, let's start acting like we REALLY BELIEVE what He says!!!!

Jehoshaphat got word to send out singers BEFORE the army?????? That's insane!!!! But not with the Lord. God is pretty much opposite of human logic. It was the singers PRAISE going out BEFORE the problem, that actually gave them COMPLETE VICTORY. Oh how blessed these families must have felt, but they knew it all along. They knew they were going to receive the victory BEFORE it even manifest itself. Just read verse 9, 10, 12, 15, 17, 20 and 21.

We have an army against us (satan and all his demons), we are in the same situation as these believers were in. But we have it even easier than them because Jesus ALREADY won the battle for us on Resurrection morning!

Believe God's Word like it's TRUE! Grab up your children and take your stand of what is rightfully ours in Christ Jesus THROUGH THE POWER OF PRAISE!!!!!!

Blessings,
Shannon