Let the people praise You, O God; Let all the people praise You. Then the earth shall yeild her INCREASE; and God, our own God, shall bless us. - Psalms 67:5-6.
An old farmer had been begging God to heal him for 20 years. He had hundreds of people praying for him. He believed that if more people would pray then God would heal him. He had dozens of the best ministers on the planet pray for him. Yet he still never received any evidence of improvement. Finally the doctors gave up on him and told him that he was going to die.
One day on his death bed he mustard up enough strength and energy to walk a couple hundred yards down to a patch of trees and grass on his property. He said, “One of two things is going to happen: either I will walk down there and praise the Lord and die. Or I will walk down there and praise the Lord and live.” After he walked down to the patch of trees and grass he collapsed in complete exhaustion. He determined to lie there until he had enough strength to praise the Lord. After quite some time of resting, he gained enough strength to lift his voice and whisper praises unto to God. He kept on and on and on. In two hours he was standing, shouting, and praising God. So much so that the neighbors who lived over a quarter of a mile away came running to see what was wrong. They thought the old farmer had finally died. But when they got to him he told them the story about how he came to live or die but praising the Lord increased his strength. God healed him through praise. He lived 20 more years.
Remember the strategy the Lord gave Joshua? Walk around Jericho for seven days and on the seventh day seven times. Then, “Shout unto God with a voice of triumph.” What happened? The walls came tumbling down. Plus, enormous wealth came into the House of the Lord as a result of praise.
Remember Paul and Silas in the Philippian jail? At midnight the prayed and sang praise unto God. The prisoners heard them. The prison doors were opened. The guard and his family got saved. Plus, a church was planted all as a result of praising the Lord.
Remember Jehoshaphat was surrounded by Moab, Ammon, and Mt. Seir. There was no possible way out. God gave him a secret weapon. “Start praising the Lord; for the battle is not yours but the Lord’s.” The enemy armies turned against one another and fought each other in confusion. Not one single soldier of the enemy armies lived. Then the Lord gave the people of God all the spoils of war. The treasures were so large it took three days to gather all the loot.
This verse is clear and exemplified. When God’s people praise Him, there will be INCREASE.
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