1. The Power In Praise
“My
heart rejoiceth in the LORD”

2. What does your heart rejoice in?
Luke 1:46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
“Salvation” = “Yeshua” The name “Joshua” (OT) is “Jesus” (NT.)
Isa 12:2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
Rejoice in the Lord.

3. 1 Corinthians 1:27-31 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:

4. 29 That no flesh should glory in his presence
29 That no flesh should glory in his presence. 30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: 31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

5. Exodus 21:29 But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.

6. Psalm 18:1-3 I will love thee, O LORD, my strength
Psalm 18:1-3 I will love thee, O LORD, my strength. 2 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. 3 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

7. Be humble before God’s holiness
“Holy” = set apart
“Rock” = Jesus!
Be humble before God’s holiness

8. 1 Corinthians 10:1-4 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; 2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; 3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat; 4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.

9. Be humble before God’s holiness
“Holy” = set apart
“Rock” = Jesus!
God is an avenger.
Be humble before God’s holiness

10. 1 Thessalonians 4:6 That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

11. Romans 12:19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

12. Isaiah 40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

13. Be humble before God’s holiness
Everything flips at the coming of the “man-child.”
Promotion is of the Lord!
Be humble before God’s holiness

14. Psalm 75:6-10 For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. 7 But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another. 8 For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them. 9 But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. 10 All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.

15. Psalm 24:1The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

16. Be humble before God’s holiness
Everything flips at the coming of the “man-child.”
Promotion is of the Lord!
God doesn’t just save us, He preserves us!
Be humble before God’s holiness

17. Zechariah 4:6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.

18. Be humble before God’s holiness
Everything flips at the coming of the “man-child.”
Promotion is of the Lord!
God doesn’t just save us, He preserves us!
Near fulfillment: 10a - Victory over the Philistines. 1 Sam 5:4; 7:10
Ultimate fulfillment: The second coming of Christ! Ps 18; 2 Sam 22!
Be humble before God’s holiness

19. Psalm 2:7-9 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. 8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. 9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

20. The Power In Praise
“My
heart rejoiceth in the LORD”