{"id":1343,"date":"2020-09-17T04:34:25","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T04:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/?p=1343"},"modified":"2020-09-17T04:35:07","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T04:35:07","slug":"weapon-of-praise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/weapon-of-praise\/","title":{"rendered":"Weapon of Praise&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1346 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/praisers.jpg?resize=118%2C123&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"118\" height=\"123\" \/>Think counterculturally. Do not let your mind be conformed (lit., \u201csqueezed into the mold\u201d) of this world, but be transformed (\u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03bf\u03c1\u03c6\u1f79\u03c9, i.e., metamorphosized like a caterpillar is changed into a butterfly) by the renewal of your mind (Rom. 12:2). The Greek word translated \u201crenewal\u201d is \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u1f77\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2, from \u1f00\u03bd\u1f71, meaning \u201cup, into the midst,\u201d and \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u1f79\u03c2, meaning \u201cnewness.\u201d The idea here is that we are inwardly transfigured as we take hold of the truth of the new covenant and make it central to our lives. For this we must \u201cput on the mind of Messiah\u201d and repudiate the world\u2019s values and vain philosophies (1 Cor. 2:16). &#8220;When the devil is called the god of this world, it is not because he made it, but because people serve him with worldliness.&#8221; The \u201cgod of this world\u201d blinds the eyes of those who do not believe so they cannot see the truth of the gospel of Messiah (2 Cor. 4:4). The philosophy of this world is always based on lies, propaganda, fear, lust, pride, anger, appeals to vanity, and so on. We must use discernment and test the world\u2019s assumptions against the truth of the Scriptures.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The secret weapon of spiritual warfare is heartfelt praise offered up to God. When you are feeling oppressed or troubled, lift up your hands by using the powerful weapon of praise&#8230; Satan and the powers of darkness simply cannot stand before someone offering praise and thanks to the LORD for their personal deliverance. &#8220;As you call upon the LORD &#8211; the Blessed One who is worthy to be praised &#8211; so you shall be delivered from your enemies&#8221; (Psalm 18:3).<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1344\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalm18-3-analysis.gif?resize=445%2C513&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"445\" height=\"513\" \/><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1343-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalm18-3-jjp.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalm18-3-jjp.mp3\">https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/psalm18-3-jjp.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/Blessings\/Blessing_Cards\/psalm18-3.pdf\"><strong>Psalm 18:3 Hebrew Study Card<\/strong> (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Think counterculturally. Do not let your mind be conformed (lit., \u201csqueezed into the mold\u201d) of this world, but be transformed (\u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03bf\u03c1\u03c6\u1f79\u03c9, i.e., metamorphosized like a caterpillar is changed into a butterfly) by the renewal of your mind (Rom. 12:2). The Greek word translated \u201crenewal\u201d is \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u1f77\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2, from \u1f00\u03bd\u1f71, meaning \u201cup, into the midst,\u201d and \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u1f79\u03c2, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-dvar"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1343\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}