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Intro:
Today we will continue our series entitled, [Praise in Progress].
It is my prayer and utmost desire that we will settle in our hearts, God needs us to praise BEFORE He comes through and AFTER He comes through for us.
The subject of today’s message is, [Praise Builds Protection].
Some of my favorite memories of church when I was little occured after the altar services and after the dismissal prayer.
My friends and I would gather together and we would play hide and seek.
As a child it was wonderful.
As a pastor, I would prefer it not happen!
But he didn’t seem to mind and no one else did either.
I assume they loved the sound of kids in the church.
(How many agree?)
It is great to hear the sounds of toddlers, children, and teenagers in our congregation.
Back to my story, our church had a lot of places to hide.
Our parents made sure we did not got into any Sunday School classrooms alone.
In reality, we hid in plain sight.
The seeker would close his or her eyes and count to thirty.
The hiders would disperse and hide.
The object of the game was to hide so well that we would not be found.
As long as we were hidden we were safe.
Our rules may be a little different from others, but if the seeker found us, we had the option to outrun them to base.
If we could get to base, then we were safe.
As I read , my mind went back to my childhood, hiding and running to a safe place.
If we could see behind the veil of time and space, we would see the game of life is not that different than the childhood game of Hide and Seek.
We have a real adversary named the Devil who is out to get us.
The stakes are similar to the childhood game, EXCEPT, if he get us and we do not get free, the consequences are much more severe.
It is more than mild embarrassment, or being “it” next round.
If we do not avoid contact with Satan, if we do not learn to overcome temptation, then our eternity will be sealed, apart from God.
But I have good news, there is a realm in God where we can go.
God calls it the “secret place.”
If we get to the secret place, we will abide in supernatural protection.
When we commit to trust God and depend on Him, then He will protect us DURING the attacks of the enemy.
As we read this want us to notice that trust in God does not mean that the enemy will cease all attacks.
Instead, God will PROTECT us in the time of trouble!
But it ONLY happens when we get to the secret place.
How do we get to the secret place?
We learn to praise God in progress.
If we will look at our troubles and trials in the face and declare, I praise God, I thank the Lord, audibly, out loud, with hands raised, something supernatural will occur.
We will moved into the secret place and be protected by the Lord.
In the first two verses we find four names for God: the Most High, the Almighty, the Lord, and My God!
As Most High, He is greater than any threat we face.
As the Almighty, He has power to confront and destroy every enemy.
As the Lord, we have confidence that His presence will always sustain us.
And as My God, we know display confidence that we know God personally.
He is not A God, but MY God!
When we call on Him in praise and worship, declaring Him the Most High, the Almighty, the Lord, and My God, we will enter in the secret place and begin to abide under Him!
Jesus promised:
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When we praise God, every member of the Godhead is at work in building protection.
Jesus gives us access to our Father, and we are comforted by the Holy Spirit!
The enemy shouts throughout this world, ready or not, here I come.
When he comes to destroy us, which is his ultimate goal, we must be hidden in the secret place.
Let’s look at the protection that comes in the secret place.
Our praise brings, [Protection from Afflictions], [Protection from Attacks], and [Protection from Above].
Let’s begin
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Protection from Afflictions
Affliction is defined, something that causes pain or suffering.
Notice the confidence of the Psalmist, SURELY HE shall deliver you from… He did not say, He MIGHT, it is POSSIBLE, it COULD happen, but SURELY!
When we get into the secret place, we will have confidence rise in our hearts and trust rise in our spirits.
We know that God will deliver us from the every trap.
The snare of the fowler refers to a bird trap.
When birds come to the ground to eat and drink, they are vulnerable to hunters and traps.
Perilous pestilence reminds of plagues of destruction, in our health, on our property, in our business dealings, there is supernatural protection when we stay in the secret place.
I love the imagery of God covering us with the wings of His feathers.
David Jeremiah explains, “mother birds spread her wings over the fledglings to protect them from storm and predator.
She will allow herself to be wounded to protect them.
She keeps them warm and sheltered, and the baby birds feel safe in her embrace.”
We have a God who protects us from afflictions that come our way.
Satan knows where and how to attack us, but in the secret place we have protection.
Knowing we have this protection, what is our response?
The Hebrew day was divided into four parts:
Night was from 6:00 pm to midnight.
Darkness was from midnight to 6:00 am.
Day was from 6:00 am to noon.
and Noonday was from noon to 6:00 pm.
Notice how God has the ENTIRE day covered.I will not be afraid of the terrors of night or of the dark.
I will not be afraid of disease that stalks in darkness.
I will not be afraid of the arrows or attacks that come in the day.
And I will not be afraid any disaster that comes at noonday.
When I wake up in the morning, til I lay my head to rest, I will have confidence in God, because I AM BLESSED!
David promised:
When we praise in progress, our praise brings protection from afflictions.
Next, our praise brings...
2. Protection from Attacks
Let me survey, who has ever been attacked by the enemy since you have been saved?
I can guarantee this, when we decide to live for Jesus, work for Jesus, and serve Jesus, spiritual attacks are inevitable.
Why?
Because we are a threat to the enemy!
When these attacks come, I can make another guarantee, if we will praise God and get in the secret place, we will stand!
Notice he said a thousand may fall at my side and ten thousand at my right hand, those evils will not touch us.
Why?
Because we are standing in cleft of the rock, safely hidden in the secret place!
Then when the enemy attacks, we can look and see how God honors those who are faithful to Him and He is far from those who are wicked!
As we read this, I feel the enemy may say to some, “that is good and all, and maybe it works for those who have never fallen, but you have made too many mistakes, you have disappointed God too many times.
Therefore you are exempt from this promise.”
That is nothing but an attack for we stand on the promise in:
If we have fallen, we need only to reach our hand to God and He will lift us up from the pit and help us!
We read what we have, what do we do?
Think of this promise, BECAUSE we made the Lord our refuge, He will protect us from these attacks.
Nothing evil will overtake us or come near to us.
Some might read that and think, how can this be true?
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