All Praise Belongs to God || WORD TO GO* with Pastor Mensa Otabil Episode 1916

All Praise Belongs to God || WORD TO GO* with Pastor Mensa Otabil Episode 1916

Brief Summary

In this video, Mensa Otabil reflects on the 39th day of the 40 days of power, drawing inspiration from Psalm 118. He emphasizes God's enduring mercy and recounts how God answers prayers and moves individuals from distress to a broad place. The sermon encourages gratitude, joy, and love for God, celebrating answered prayers and the expansion and opportunities He provides.

  • Prayer in distress leads to God's response.
  • God answers prayers and sets individuals in a broad place.
  • Gratitude and praise are due to God for His deliverance and expansion.

Introduction: Psalm 118 and Thanksgiving

Mensa Otabil opens by celebrating the nearing end of the 40 days of power, referencing Psalm 118:4-5, a psalm of thanksgiving that highlights God's enduring mercy. The psalm recounts testimonies of God's deliverance, with the refrain "His mercy endures forever." Otabil suggests the psalm was likely sung in procession as people entered the temple in Jerusalem, expressing gratitude and celebrating God. As the 40 days of power conclude, he invites listeners to join in this procession of praise, acknowledging God's unending mercy.

Prayer in Distress

Otabil highlights the psalmist's declaration, "I called on the Lord in distress," explaining that "distress" signifies being in a narrow, restricted, or tight place. This act of calling on the Lord represents prayer, which many have engaged in during times of distress. He emphasizes that prayer is a direct communication with God, the creator of the universe.

God Answers Prayer

The psalmist affirms that God answered him, reinforcing the belief that God is a prayer-answering God. Otabil believes that because God answers prayer, testimonies will abound, ushering individuals into a harvest of miracles and a season of testimonies.

From Narrow Place to Broad Place

Because the Lord heard and answered him, the psalmist was set in a broad place, contrasting the initial state of distress and constriction. God opens spaces, doors, and access. Otabil expresses his belief that listeners will experience a broad place, with testimonies of God enlarging, expanding, and opening up opportunities. He declares that God is bringing people out of long-standing narrow places into broad ones, expanding, growing, and increasing them.

Gratitude and Praise

Otabil states that each person who has cried to the Lord will have this testimony, which is why they praise and worship Him. God is a prayer-answering God who has moved them from a narrow place to a broad place. He encourages listeners to fill their hearts with gratitude, joy, and love for God, who has guided them through this time and answers their prayers, bringing them to a broad place that they have already entered.

Prayer and Benediction

Otabil leads a prayer, thanking God for turning lives around and providing testimonies. He concludes by affirming that listeners have testimonies and that God has filled their mouths with joy and laughter. He reminds them of the final day of the 40 days of power and offers a benediction of peace and life.

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