The Weapon of Worship. Philippians 2:14-16;Ps. 149:1-9How does this become a spiritual weapon?”Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,”When we think of “high praises”, I think we often get the image of a higher realm or level of worship.But really, what it means is just to lift God on high. To celebrate God.It’s not very complicated. But, as Christians, we tend to complicate very simple matters.Worship in spiritual warfare really isn’t that complicated.But it does take discipline in rounding together all of our scattered, anxious thoughts, taking them captive (like you’d take your enemy captive!) and then intentionally elevating God above your problem.
You have the weapon of both personal and congregational praise and rejoicing coupled with the “two-edged” sword of the Spirit – which is the Word of God – and there is no weapon formed against you that can prosper!Ps. 149: “This honor have all His saints. “So how do we do this? Meditation, or preoccupation, with our problems, negative circumstances, hurts and offenses, and worries and anxieties is literally worshiping them. It is elevating them higher than God. It is placing them on the throne of our heart. It is giving them a place of authority in our lives that was meant only for God. The first battle we have to wage is dethroning our problems…our anxieties, our worries, our hurts, and giving that authority back to Almighty God. We do this by taking our thoughts captive to the obedience of Jesus Christ; making this former idols come into His submission so that they become His captives.Then, as our focus shifts from these former idols to Almighty God and His ultimate supremacy, we begin to engage in active worship