PRAISE: GOD'S INVITATION
Prophecy given through Barbara A. Williams January 1, 2000

"Oh, the power of praise!" says the Spirit of God. "Oh, the power of praise!" says the Spirit. "Oh, the power that is released when you praise Me," says the Spirit of God. "Oh, the mighty power that is released from your spirit. The spiritual substance that is called 'PRAISE'," says the Spirit of God. "The spiritual substance that is called 'praise'," says the Lord. "That is the spiritual substance that I need--that I use to present My presence in your situation," says the Spirit of God. "For when men praise Me, they tell Me they want Me," says the Lord. "When men praise Me, they invite Me into their midst," says the Spirit. "That is a spiritual language," says the Lord. "That is My 'come ahead' signal," says the Spirit. "That is My 'go ahead' signal," says the Spirit of the Lord.

"And I say this that you might understand what you are doing when you praise Me," says the Lord. "For when you say you have needs and when you make complaint--OH! THAT YOU WOULD PRAISE ME!! ," says the Lord. " OH! THAT YOU WOULD INVITE ME IN!!," says the Spirit. "OH! That you would roll out the carpet for Me," says the Lord, "that I might walk into your midst and that I might set up My abode and I might dwell with you," says the Spirit. "That I might dwell. That I might inhabit your situation by your praise," says the Spirit of God. "OH! That you would use that SIGNAL with Me!! OH! that you would use that heavenly exchange with Me! OH! That you would understand the exchange system that I have devised from of old," says the Spirit of God. "OH! That you would understand the signal that you can make to Me in the spirit that you want Me to come in and do something for you," says the Lord.

"OH! That you would praise Me," says the Spirit. "OH! That you would release that which is inside of you, that is My tent, that is My dwelling place, that is My temple upon the earth, that is My habitation," says the Spirit. "For when you praise Me, you release what heaven there is inside of you to come into the earth--that I might come in and dwell with you. You set up My throne right there in the midst of your situation," says the Lord. "You set My seat where I can come and sit, and I can rule and I can reign, and I can dwell there for the duration of the time that you are yielded to Me," says the Spirit.

"OH! That you would understand this calling card that you have with Me in the spirit," says the Lord. "OH! That you would understand this signal that I have between Me and My people," says the Lord. "OH! That you would use that, and use your voice to release the red carpet that rolls out before Me that I am ushered onto into your situation by," says the Spirit. "For when you praise Me, the red carpet is rolled out for the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. And My throne is set there at the end of the carpet," says the Spirit. "And I am enthroned in that," says the Lord. "And I rule and reign on that," says the Spirit. "And I come in and I begin to direct things on your behalf," says the Lord.

"And I come in to do you good," says the Spirit. "And I come to speak good words to you, that you would know that My thoughts toward you are good all the time," says the Spirit. "For I bring the mind of the Spirit in. I bring the Spirit of counsel and the Spirit of wisdom. I bring all the might and the power and the gifts of the Spirit," says the Spirit of God. "That you might be able to overcome every situation that comes against you," says the Lord.

"OH! THAT MEN WOULD PRAISE ME FOR MY WONDERFUL WORKS!! I would do more," says the Lord. "OH! That you would praise Me for My MARVELOUS works among the children of men; I would do them all the time," says the Spirit of God. "OH! That you would praise Me beyond feeling! That you would praise Me in spite of feeling. That you would praise Me until you're beside yourself," says the Lord. "Until you step outside of yourself; outside of your pain, outside of your symptoms, outside of your circumstances--that you might praise Me until your spirit is liberated into My Spirit," says the Lord. "That I would become one with you. And I would dine with you and I would sup with you and I would feed you angel food," says the Spirit. "I would feed you heavenly things," says the Lord. "Things that are overcoming. Things that don't cause you to be bogged down. Things that will lift you up and cause your head to be lifted up above your fellows," says the Spirit of God.

"OH! That you would understand all that happens when you praise Me," says the Lord. "That you would understand what you could have if you would RELEASE that ushering in presence to Me," says the Lord. "For I cannot come any other way," says the Spirit. "I cannot come any other way," says the Lord. "Quit making your mind think that," says the Lord. "Quit making your mind think excuses for praising Me," says the Spirit. "For I do things by sovereignty and I stimulate you to praise Me; that is My sovereign act," says the Lord. "That is My sovereign act--to cause you to praise Me," says the Lord.

"So praise Me--to let Me know that it is okay for Me to come and abide in your situation. Praise Me because that is My signal to come and rescue you out of every trouble," says the Lord. "Praise Me because I can set up a habitation in your situation," says the Lord. "And anything that comes against you would have to come past My throne," says the Spirit of God. "And I will let NO enemy overtake you! Because you know how to invite Me in. Because I dwell in your presence. And I will not bow down to the enemy and I will not let him overtake you.

"So praise Me that you might be able to have Me available to you to be God to you all the time," says the Spirit. "I want to be God and I want to be Lord all the time," says the Spirit. "And I can only do it if allow Me to enter in through your praise," says the Spirit. "If you allow Me to be ushered in the right way," says the Spirit. "If you allow Me to come in and dwell and rule and reign," says the Lord. "For I where I dwell, I must be in charge," says the Spirit. "I will never take second place," says the Lord.

"But when you praise Me, and you release a spirit of praise, then I will come in and I will sit and I will set up My dwelling place that where I am, YOU WILL BE WITH ME ALSO. And what I have, YOU HAVE. And what I am, YOU ARE. And what you desire, YOU CAN BE," says the Lord. "And you can do it through the little exercise called 'PRAISE'," says the Spirit. "You can do it be releasing that spirit toward Me, and I will know that you desire Me--and I will come in and do everything that you declare that I do by the spirit of praise," says the Lord. "For praise gives Me permission to come in and be God in your life," says the Spirit. "And I want to be God in your life. And you let Me know that it is okay for Me to be God in your life through your praise," says the Spirit.

"So praise Me when you want Me to come in. Praise Me when you need Me to come and abide. Praise Me when you want ready answers," says the Spirit. "Praise Me and I will come in and do everything that is needed to do in that situation," says the Spirit of the Living God.

"Magnify Me with your lips," says the Lord. "Magnify Me with your voice. Make Me big because of what you say about Me," says the Lord. "Make Me big and make Me great because of what you say about Me," says the Spirit. "Make Me Wonderful because you call Me Wonderful," says the Lord. "Make Me your Healer because you call Me your Healer," says the Lord. "Make Me your Miracle-Worker because you call Me your Miracle-Worker," says the Lord. "And I will be that to you. And I will do those things that you expect Me to do," says the Lord. "So call upon Me. Call Me by My name, that you need Me. Call Me by the name of what you need," says the Lord. "Call Me by the name of what you desire," says the Lord. "And I will come in and I will be that to you," says the Spirit of the Living God.