THE WONDERS OF HIS PRAISE

And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshipping the LORD. And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice on high. And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth for ever. And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten. For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another. And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped. And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much–. 2 Chronicles 20:18-25

Let me prophesy to you straightway: All the enemies of your destiny will destroy themselves in the name of Jesus. All those who have been working against your success, not one will escape; they will destroy one another. At long last, you shall be totally free, in the name of Jesus!

In the above text, we have a familiar story. There was a young king named Jehoshaphat, who loved the Lord. So the Lord thought about how he could make him very wealthy and found a way. He brought together three wealthy kings to attack his son, King Jehoshaphat. God made sure they would not go empty- handed. They thought they would run them over since the king is very young and his army is little in number compared to their combined strength. So they

would go to battle carrying gold, silver, and all sorts of precious things. It was not meant to be a real fight The battle would just be a run-over.

When these three kings were just a day journey away, news came to Jehoshaphat that three mighty kings were coming to attack him. He was very afraid. He did something very interesting. He ran into the House of God worshipping, and inquired from God what to do. The Lord asked him to calm down; after all it was not meant to be a real fight. He just wanted to make Jehoshaphat rich. All God asked him to do was to praise and worship Him; then he would see the wonders of his praise.

So, King Jehoshaphat gathered the choir with musicians, and they began worshipping the Lord. Somehow, the song turned two of the kings against each other for reasons only God can explain. When one overpowered the other, he also descended on the remaining king and they all killed themselves. No one was left alive. Then Jehoshaphat saw what God had plan ahead massive wealth transfer! It took them three days to gather the spoils of these three kingdoms. I prophesy to you: One day when you take your money to the bank, they will close down for three days, in the name of Jesus!

In Proverbs 13:22, the Almighty God says:

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

For sure, the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. This means there will be tremendous wealth transfer. Do not let anybody tell you that Nigeria or Africa is poor. There is huge money in this nation. The problem is that the money is in the wrong hands.

Before the end of this year, you will get a huge chunk of it all, in the name of Jesus!

Qualification for Wealth Transfer

1.  Worship

From the key text above, we discover that the number one qualification for God’s wealth transfer is worship. When you praise God and worship Him, you will be amazed at what His response will be. Looking at the life of Abraham, you will discover something peculiar. In Genesis 12:7, the Bible says;

And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this

land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.

Genesis 13:3-4 also records:

And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai; Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.

In addition, Genesis 13:18 says;

Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.

In all these Bible texts, you will discover that Abraham was always building an altar to God. People worship God at the altar. Abraham was an altar man; a worshipper. As a result, Abraham that left home almost empty-handed got the beginning of his wealth from Pharaoh (Genesis 12:16). I pray for you that the one who God will use to load you, He will bring you in contact with them, in the name of Jesus!

Jacob is another example. In Genesis 28:16-22, he had a dream, and God promised him some things. As soon as he woke up, the first thing he did was to build an altar for the Lord. He could not understand how he became rich as God had promised. By the time you read Genesis 30:27-43, you will discover that Jacob practically took over the wealth of Laban. Laban was a crook while Jacob was a worshiper. A worshiper moved in and cleaned out the crook.

Take King David for another example. He was a worshipper. He praised the Lord at all times, and God’s praise was continually in his mouth. He danced with all his might. In 1 Samuel 27:5-12, you will see David raiding the Philistines and collecting their wealth. At his death, David was so rich. It was Solomon’s wealth that did not allow us to know how wealthy David was. He provided everything needed for the building of the temple of God. He also provided for the maintenance of the temple for years to come. Some Bible Scholars say that the modern day value of what David provided for the temple is about four billion dollars ($4,000,000,000). David became rich by taking the riches of the enemies of God into his possession.

Isaac is another example. He was not just a worshipper; he made himself a sacrifice. In Genesis 22, he laid on the altar of God everything he was made of– his life! He never struggled with the father, Abraham. He willingly submitted to God to be killed. God then swore to bless Abraham, and multiply Isaac. When

you move down to Genesis 26:12-14, there was famine in the land. The land was not producing food, but Isaac sowed. While other crops were withered, Isaac’s were nourished. The Lord transferred the riches of the soil of the Philistines to Isaac. He became so rich that the Philistines envied him because while they were bankrupt, he was prospering.

Until your prosperity makes a whole nation to envy you, you are yet to succeed. Until you are being criticised on newspapers, TVs, etc., you have not succeeded. Let them keep criticising while you keep succeeding. Trying to defend yourself will be a waste of precious time. Any quarrel that is motivated by envy cannot be easily solved. There is nothing you say that will make them happy. Great people do not envy small people. Only small people envy great people. You will continue to be head and not tail. You will be on top and not below. You will be first and not the last.

All that Jehoshaphat and his army did was to worship God. One of the wonders of worship is that it opens mighty doors of blessings. It brings in prosperity in a manner that you can never imagine. All you need to do is to look at what goes on around you and find a reason to worship God. When I was younger,I saw musicians become rich by praising people in parties. They keep praising people one by one, until you are moved to spray money on them. Imagine what will happen to you when you praise the King of kings; the One who owns the heavens and the earth; the One to who all gold and silver belong to. Shout hallelujah!

For the next one hour, praise and worship God in your own way like you have never done before.

Praise Points

1. Father, put on me a garment of praise and worship, in the name of Jesus.
   1. Father, there is no one like you.
   1. Ancient of Days, I worship you. I bow before your majesty
   1. Unchangeable changer, I honour you today.
   1. I AM THAT I AM; The Lily of the Valley; be exalted forever and ever.
   1. Miracle working Father, be thou magnified in my life for eternity.

• Possessor of Heaven and earth; I surrender to your authority, and celebrate your sovereignty.
  • Father, I bow to your faithfulness and grace.
  • Oh Lord, receive my adoration and thanksgiving.
  • Rock of Ages I bless you for accepting my praise and worship, in the name of Jesus.