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OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL 11 JULY 2026 COMMENTARY
MEMORISE: Hebrews 13:15
“By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.”

This verse establishes praise as a sacrifice, not merely a feeling. Daddy Adeboye anchors today’s devotional on this text because it reveals that genuine praise often costs something. A sacrifice is not convenient, comfortable, or cheap. The “fruit of our lips” means praise is not silent—it is verbal, audible, expressed. And it is to be offered continually, not only when circumstances are favorable. When you praise in the midst of pain, in the darkness of prison, in the face of enemies—that is a sacrifice. And God inhabits the praises of His people.

BIBLE READING: Psalm 63:3-5
“Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips.”

David wrote this psalm while fleeing from Saul in the wilderness of Judah. He was thirsty, exhausted, and hunted. Yet he did not complain; he praised. He declared that God’s lovingkindness is better than life itself. He promised to praise while he lived, to lift his hands, and to praise with joyful lips. The result? His soul was satisfied—even in the wilderness. Daddy Adeboye uses this to show that praise is not dependent on circumstances. David praised in the wilderness, and his soul was satisfied. You can praise in your wilderness, and your soul will be satisfied too.

The Enemy’s Cheat: Making You Despise Praise
1. Looking Down on Praise and Worship
“One way the enemy cheats many believers is by making them look down on the praise and worship sessions in their churches. Such believers either do not participate in the sessions or wait until they are over before they enter their churches.”

Consider the tactics of the enemy:

The Enemy’s Lie The Reality
“Praise is just singing; it’s not deep” Praise attracts the presence of God
“I’m too mature for dancing” In God’s eyes, you are not even a day old
“I’ll come in after the worship is over” You miss the blessing of entering His gates with thanksgiving
“Praise is emotionalism, not spirituality” Praise is a weapon of spiritual warfare
“They think that praising God and dancing before Him is childish, or that they are too spiritually mature to dance and praise Him.”

The Prideful Mindset The Truth
“I have outgrown praise” Jesus said, “Unless you become as little children, you cannot enter the kingdom” (Matthew 18:3)
“Dancing is undignified” David danced before the Lord with all his might (2 Samuel 6:14)
“I worship in silence” The fruit of our lips is praise—audible, expressive
“In God’s sight, however, we are all children because a thousand years is as a day before Him (2 Peter 3:8). This means that in God’s eyes, nobody on earth today is up to a day old.”

Human Age God’s Perspective
100 years Just over 2 hours (100 ÷ 1000 = 0.1 of a day)
80 years Less than 2 hours
50 years Just over 1 hour
30 years Less than 1 hour
10 years Less than 15 minutes
If the oldest human is less than a day old in God’s sight, what ground do you have for pride? You are a child. Come to your Father as a child. Dance. Sing. Shout. Do not despise the praise session as beneath you.

Praise as a Weapon: What Praise Accomplishes
1. Praise Attracts God’s Presence (Psalm 22:3)
“Psalm 22:3 says, ‘But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.’ This means that your praise attracts God’s presence, and when God visits a place, He does not come empty-handed. He comes bearing gifts, healings, and blessings.”

What Praise Does What Happens When God Inhabits Your Praise
Attracts God’s presence He brings gifts—healing, deliverance, joy
Creates a habitation for God He manifests His glory
Opens heaven Blessings are released
Psalm 22:3 (Alternate translation) – “God sits enthroned on the praises of His people.” When you praise, you are not just making noise. You are building a throne. And the King sits on that throne. When He sits, He rules. When He rules, enemies scatter, chains break, and blessings flow.

2. Praise Defeats Enemies (2 Chronicles 20:22-24)
“When Jehoshaphat and the people of Judah used praise as their weapon, their enemies turned against one another and killed themselves until they were utterly destroyed.”

The context: A vast army of Moabites, Ammonites, and Meunites came against Jehoshaphat. He was afraid. But he sought the Lord. God told him: “The battle is not yours, but God’s.” Then Jehoshaphat appointed singers to go before the army, praising the beauty of holiness. As they began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushes against the enemies, and they destroyed one another completely.

Without Praise With Praise as a Weapon
Jehoshaphat trembled before the enemy The enemy destroyed....
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