Unlocking the Heavens: Release the Supernatural Power of Your Worship (18 page)

Jesus told them to unseal it, saying, “I am the resurrection and the life” (see John 11:25). Then He walked up to the entrance of the tomb and commanded: “Lazarus, come forth!” The sound of His voice went through rock, passed by every dead body already in the tomb, penetrated the stench, and went right to Lazarus’ body. His body, which had been created to respond to the voice of the Lord, the sound of Heaven, began to vibrate. Lazarus stood up in his grave wrappings and moved toward the unsealed entrance. Whenever you release praise and belief in the painful places of life
(towdah)
, the resurrection power of God becomes available to you.

Another Hebrew word for praise is
shabach
. I like the sound of that word. It appears in Psalm 145:4—“One generation shall praise [
shabach
] Your works to another, and shall declare Your mighty acts.”
Shabach
means, “because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you” (see Psalm 63:3). A
shabach
is a shout. It is not just any old shout. It is a shout of address. It is saying, “Jesus! You
go
, Man!” Some things won’t happen until somebody shouts like that.

Last but not least, we have the word
tehillah
. This word is used in Psalm 71:8 (NRSV), “My mouth is filled with your praise [
tehillah
], and with your glory all day long.” The same word is used in Isaiah 61:3 (KJV), the verse that tells us to comfort those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and “the garment of praise [
tehillah
] for the spirit of heaviness.”

Tehillah
is a spiritual, spontaneous kind of worship that arises from your spirit when it has been stirred by the Lord’s Spirit. As you begin to reach out to God, His Spirit begins to invade your spirit. The next thing you know, you are worshipping. It is unpredictable, and that is part of its power. Demonic forces of depression start breaking, and darkness shatters.

It is important to realize that praise and worship can take so many forms—
zamar, barak, towdah, shabach, tehillah
—and much more. It is even more important to turn your heart to give God praise at all times, the sounds of your worship echoing the sounds from Heaven.

LET’S WORSHIP IN DAVID’S TABERNACLE

Wherever the sound of worship rings out loud and clear, day and night, the tabernacle of David is restored. That sound slams into the powers of darkness and releases the light of Heaven. More than that, it brings the rule of Heaven right into the earth, where it belongs:

The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours;
The world and all its fullness, You have founded them.
The north and the south, You have created them….
You have a mighty arm;
Strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand.
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;
Mercy and truth go before Your face.
Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound!
They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your countenance.
In Your name they rejoice all day long,
And in Your righteousness they are exalted.
For You are the glory of their strength,
And in Your favor our horn is exalted.
For our shield belongs to the Lord,
And our king to the Holy One of Israel
(Psalm 89:11-18).

Blessed indeed are the people who know how to release the joyful sound of Heaven. They know the power of it. They know they were created to worship their heavenly Father, joining their voices with many others.

Is your voice one of them? The time is always right for this sound of Heaven, and right now the symphony of praise is tuning up again. Can you hear it? Come and join your voice with mine in the high praises of our God!

DEDICATION

I dedicate this book to my loving wife Pam and my son Adam. Thank you for believing in me and supporting the call of God upon my life. My greatest victory is not the size of my ministry. The ultimate achievement of my life is serving the eternal God alongside of my beautiful family!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

For more information about Pastor Shane Warren, resources, and how to invite him to speak contact:

Shane Warren Ministries
715 Cypress St.
West Monroe, La. 71291
Website:
www.shanewarren.org
Email:
[email protected]
Phone: 318-387-1500