It Shall Turn to Praise

Your giant will fall before your presence... It is not about size but about the capacity you carry.



Text:-"For  his anger endureth but a moment; in his  favour is life: weeping may endure for a  night, but joy cometh in the morning." Psalm 30:5


Whenever we feel that God is absent it is because God wants to get our attention. This Psalm was written by David after the completion of the house of Cedar. At its dedication, he reflected on past crises  and God's deliverance. How God had drawn him up, healed him, restored him. He vowed to offer praises to God. Your pains shall turn to praises in Jesus name. God has delivered the psalmist from the power of death and hell; He will rescue you too.
David discovered that if sorrow or pain fills his night, it shall turn to praise in the morning.
There are major truths we need to observe as we share this prophetic theme:
A. Your pain is a reality that is hard to accept. However, it is also a reality that your pain shall turn to praise. Jesus told his disciples about the reality of suffering and pain. He says, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye  shall weep and lament, but the world shall  rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your  sorrow shall be turned into joy." John 16:20. He was quick to add "Your sorrow shall be turned to joy" You crises is not the end of the world, there are better days ahead.
B. Your capacity to turn pain to praise is not about your size; it is about God who has the final say. David was just a young inexperienced lad who innocently came to see his brothers in war front. Goliath, the giant Philistine soldier who was armed to the teeth roared. He was threatening Israel's army. No one dared get closer, but David with just one stone in his sling brought down the giant. Your giant will fall before your presence in Jesus name. It is not about size but about the capacity you carry. He that dwells in you is greater than him that dwells in the world.
C. Difficulty is an opportunity to manifest God's glory not to ruin you. Your pain is a process towards your success. Wait till the end. David had gone through several crises and troubles. He fell into sin, rebuked by God, he suffered persecution and lack but he was not deterred. He realised that God's hand was not short to deliver. He trusted in God and vowed to offer praise for deliverance.
Therefore, to turn your pain to praise:
1. You must get your direction right. Direction determins destination, therefore seek the right path to victory in Jesus. He is the only Way to the Father. John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Phil. 2: 7-10; Hebrews 12:2. When direction is wrong speed becomes irrelevant.
2. Be ready to pay a price. Psalm 126:5,6. If you sow in tears, you shall reap in joy. Gal. 6:7; 2 Sam. 24:24; Gen. 22: 9-13, 15-18. Sacrifice is exchange of value. You offer what you have to gain a better one.
3. Trust in the surpassing grace of God. It takes the grace of God to reverse any irreversible. There are times our situations look so overwhelming. The Scripture says, "And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that ye always in all sufficiency in all things may abound to every good work" 2 Corinthians 9:8. Don't be discouraged, the favour of God will lift you out of the valley of pains to the mountain of praise in Jesus name.