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New Rodney Howard Browne Video and Testimony
At Burger King I shared the script to 5 people and they all got saved. I was nervous at first but now I sorta got used to it. It was exciting, nerve wraking and fun.
Joyce P
Kauai Hawaii United States
SING UNTO THE LORD A NEW SONG
Rodney Howard Browne shares a teaching on Praise!
Psalms 33:1-3 (KJV)
1 Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
2 Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.
3 Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise. In the Bible we are encouraged to sing a new song with a loud noise. This word “new” does not mean new in that it has not existed before, but new in quality as opposed to that which is used and worn. When the scripture says that Jesus was laid in a new tomb, it does not mean that it was newly made, but that no other body had ever lain in there. We must sing a new song to the Lord. In fact, we must continually be singing new songs to the Lord. These are not necessarily brand new songs that have never existed before, but it is our heart and our attitude that makes it new. Because we are redeemed, we can sing a new song of praise and rejoicing and thanksgiving. Our praise is new every morning, just as God’s mercy is extended to us new every morning. Every day is a new day. Every day we are refreshed and renewed. Every day we rejoice afresh in God’s mercy and His love. It doesn’t matter that we praised Him yesterday, today is a new day. He loves and forgives us new every day — we can lift our hearts and voices and praise and magnify Him fresh and new as if we were only just saved. You can be saved for fifty years and yet still praise His Name anew every morning.
Verse 1 says, “praise is comely for the upright” (KJV); “praise is becoming to the upright” (NAS); “it is fitting for the upright to praise him” (NIV); and “praise from the upright is beautiful” (NKJ). It is comely, becoming, fitting, and beautiful for the righteous and upright to praise God! Who are the righteous? The believers. Are you a believer? Praise looks very good on you! Sometimes people are afraid to praise God freely, because of what others may think. They feel strange and awkward to lift their hands and voices. However, according to God’s Word, you look beautiful when you praise the Most High God. You were made and created for this purpose to praise the Lord and praise becomes you.
In verse 3, “loud shout” is also translated “shouts of joy.” You can praise loudly and you should praise joyfully with voices and instruments as you sing your new song to the Lord every day!
Psalm 98:1, 4-6 (KJV)
1 O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvelous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.
4 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.
5 Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.
6 With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King. Psalm 98:4 (NKJ)
4 Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth; break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises. Revelation 5:9-10 (NAS)
9 And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy art Thou to take the book, and to break its seals; for Thou wast slain, and didst purchase for God with Thy blood {men} from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
10 And Thou hast made them {to be} a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign upon the earth.” We have a brand-new song to sing every day, the song of the redeemed, purchased with blood and made to be kings and priests reigning on the earth. Do not hold back one more day, sing your new song in praise of your redeemer today!
SUCCESSFUL PLANS
Rodney Howard Browne shares a teaching on SUCCESSFUL PLANS
Foundation Scripture: Proverbs 16:1-3(AMP)
1The plans of the mind and orderly thinking belong to man, but from the Lord comes the [wise] answer of the tongue. 2All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirits (the thoughts and intents of the heart). 3Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed.
Proverbs 16:9(AMP)
9A man’s mind plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps and makes them sure.
We make plans for our lives and our future, and indeed we should, for we must have goals to aim for and a direction in which to go – if we are wise. We know that if we aim for nothing, we are sure to hit it, so we make our plans, but for all our planning we do not know enough to make perfect decisions every time. We need the wisdom that only God gives.
We make plans – they may be wonderful, well organized, detailed, plans – but without God’s wisdom, there is no guarantee of success. Another, often overlooked aspect of planning is motivation – the attitude of our heart. The attitude of your heart might not seem to be an important issue to you, but it is important to God and crucial to the success of your plans. We think that we are right – everyone thinks that they are right – but only God can be the judge of the motivation of our heart.
So many people want to have God’s forgiveness for their sins, so that they can have peace of mind and a ticket to heaven, but they do not see God’s Word as a standard to live by or the wisdom they need to make their plans succeed. We have our plans, but God has His plans for us, too. We make plans and then ask God to bless them, but if we would ask God for His plans for us – we will find out that they are already blessed.
We should commit and roll all of our plans onto the Lord. In other words, we should run every decision by Him before we begin to act on our plans. With God involved in our plans, we are sure of success. We may not know the future, but we know who holds the future and we hold His hand as He leads us and makes our steps sure. Sure – means that we will not stumble or go in the wrong direction.
Psalms 37:23-31(NIV)
23If the LORD delights in a man’s way, he makes his steps firm; 24though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand. 25I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread. 26They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be blessed. 27Turn from evil and do good; then you will dwell in the land forever. 28For the LORD loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. They will be protected forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off; 29the righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever. 30The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks what is just. 31The law of his God is in his heart; his feet do not slip.
When God is welcomed and allowed to be a part of your planning process and the carrying out process, you will find that your way is a lot smoother and more prosperous than before. Angels will go before you to make a way for you. You will have favor wherever you go. How can you fail when God is on your side?