cyberjosh
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This YouTube video really got me in a spirit of worship and gave me peace tonight. I was driving home from work and thought, "I really want a praise and worship CD that I can deeply praise God with" and I found a great CD by that man, Paul Wilbur, whose songs have a strong Messianic Jewish flavor (he believes in Jesus and exalts him with OT promises about Him). I love the songs on his CD that have a Hebrew choruses such as his songs "Baruch Adonai/El Shaddai", "Shema", and "El Elyon".
I bring this up because praises to God can be a weapon. And we often get too tied up in Apologetics which is merely the human side of the battle (although correct doctrine helps aid and bring about realization of spiritual truth). But what does the Bible say? "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places" (Ephesians 6:12). So I wanted for a moment for us also to consider our "apologetics" battle with Satan and the rulers of darkness that we can vanquish by praising and glorifying God (resisting the devil that "he may flee from you"). Infact it is the purpose of the Church, as God has planned, to do this: "His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms" (Ephesians 3:10). And praise is one way we can do this, and fight off the rulers of darkness with triumph, by the grace in us overflowing into our praise.
Read what Psalm 149 says that our praise can do:
Listen again, "To inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples, to bind their kings with fetters, their nobles with shackles of iron." This may be ultimately be fulfilled in the Mellenial Reign of Christ, but it is also true of the Church binding the spiritual rulers of darkness in high places and that vile prince of the air who is contrary to everything God is.
I just wanted to share that with you and also to encourage you watch that video/song by Paul Wilbur and check out his other songs which are replete with Scriptual references, eschatological yearning for Christ's return, and praises to God. Also you can watch a Church that did a dance to his "Baruch Adonai/El Shaddai" song here. It's not the best song recording quality on that video but it's good enough. The Lyrics to the song are here, and he uses alot of Hebrew words (which I like alot - if you couldn't tell by my avatar :D).
Enjoy, God Bless, and Fight the Good Fight! And always Praise Adonai!
~Joshua (Proudly named after Yeshua my Savior)
I bring this up because praises to God can be a weapon. And we often get too tied up in Apologetics which is merely the human side of the battle (although correct doctrine helps aid and bring about realization of spiritual truth). But what does the Bible say? "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places" (Ephesians 6:12). So I wanted for a moment for us also to consider our "apologetics" battle with Satan and the rulers of darkness that we can vanquish by praising and glorifying God (resisting the devil that "he may flee from you"). Infact it is the purpose of the Church, as God has planned, to do this: "His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms" (Ephesians 3:10). And praise is one way we can do this, and fight off the rulers of darkness with triumph, by the grace in us overflowing into our praise.
Read what Psalm 149 says that our praise can do:
Listen again, "To inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples, to bind their kings with fetters, their nobles with shackles of iron." This may be ultimately be fulfilled in the Mellenial Reign of Christ, but it is also true of the Church binding the spiritual rulers of darkness in high places and that vile prince of the air who is contrary to everything God is.
I just wanted to share that with you and also to encourage you watch that video/song by Paul Wilbur and check out his other songs which are replete with Scriptual references, eschatological yearning for Christ's return, and praises to God. Also you can watch a Church that did a dance to his "Baruch Adonai/El Shaddai" song here. It's not the best song recording quality on that video but it's good enough. The Lyrics to the song are here, and he uses alot of Hebrew words (which I like alot - if you couldn't tell by my avatar :D).
Enjoy, God Bless, and Fight the Good Fight! And always Praise Adonai!
~Joshua (Proudly named after Yeshua my Savior)
We just learned Days of Elijah and will be playing it this Sunday.
