Prevailing Praise
“Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand, To execute on them the written judgment— This honor have all His saints. Praise the LORD!” Psalms 149:6, 9 NKJV http://bible.com/114/psa.149.6,9.nkjv The concept of religion with active use of a sword for the high praises of God is recommended by the Psalmist. Unfortunately, many have misinterpreted the invitation as a call to religion, rather than righteousness. Religion without righteousness goes with empty praise, and a show of malignity, hatred, and possible escalation into extremism, including terrorism, ungodly killings. However, the recommended two-edged sword in the hands of saints offers a heart-born praise from their mouth and convicts the hearts of ungodly men towards conversion into righteousness. Only holy hearts can effectively show off their two-edged sword, without the threat of bitterness and wicked extremism. Therefore, a prevailing praise specializes in the high praises of ...