On the other hand, most of us have probably experienced some type of breakthrough in worship which had the effect of bringing victory over the enemy. Some of these instances can be quite dramatic. So why does worship seem to be so effective in these situations?
As we worship, God is enthroned in our praises. We punch through into Heavens frame of reference. Acts 16:19-34. As we worship, we come into unity as a people. We come into the manifest presence of God and yield ourselves anew to Him. His desires, His priorities and His presence are exalted. His Word and His power can be released through a yielded people. Worship releases the anointing of God to break yokes (Isaiah 10:27). As Truth is proclaimed, the just rebuke of a holy God is released against the works of darkness. It is when Jesus is exalted that every knee must bow. Many of the songs of warfare that we sing are songs for ourselves. We sing about marching in Messiahs band, about being an army, about having authority over the enemy, about the devil being cast down. I call these "identity" songs. They have value in that they build faith by teaching us the truth about our position and about the victorious power of God, but they can also produce an emotional "high" rather than a spiritual one. Satan is not particularly threatened when we sing about being an army, however much we need to understand that truth. But when we exalt the Risen Lord in our midst, then darkness is exposed by the light. Satan cant stand it when God gets all the glory. When we are yielded to God in worship, then God is able to show Himself strong on our behalf. Psalm 149 says: "Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand...". The praises are not the same thing as the sword. What is the sword? According to Ephesians 6: 17, the sword of the Spirit is the rhema Word of God; truth proclaimed into the spiritual atmosphere.
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