Photo Credit  Carlos Javier

Opening Hearts to the Power of Misplaced Praise

The Presence of the Lord in a Place motivates people to Pray.  Based on their obedience to His leading in Prayer, He leads them into doing work that brings His Peace into their lives & the lives of others.

His Peace comes through some order of the Word, Fellowship, Worship, & Service.  As people receive & experience Peace with Him & with One Another, they Praise. When they Praise Him (for being with them & all that He did through them & for Him) He hangs out in that Place and the system continues. This then is how we can ‘Seek the Peace of the City’ by looking for His Presence in this Place.”

Praise is Misplaced when given to the Peace system, the Prayers of the people, or Place where He showed up.  Misplacing praise by praising the Places we've met the Lord, praising our work of Prayer, of praising the system of work that brought us Peace, all rob the Lord of the Praise due Him for being "God who is with us." 

Click on the Slideshow below to see the process illustrated.