Many times in the local body when the congregation is praising and worshipping God, the Holy Spirit moves in such a way that if you need healing or anything else from the Lord, you can just reach out in faith and appropriate what you need for yourself.

In an atmosphere of true praise and worship, by simple faith and praise you can appropriate the healing that already belongs to you in redemption.

Many Christians today have been healed by the power of God just sitting in the congregation listening to the Word of God being preached. They would be dead today if it hadn't been for God's healing touch.

Those who have been delivered from death's door, so to speak, by the power of God have something to praise God about! They praise God with a whole heart!

We can take a lesson from people with a dynamic praise life. Some of us need to learn to express our praise with our whole hearts. Much depends upon our attitude of heart.

Are we praising God with a loud voice to be seen of man so we can look pious? Or are we really praising God from our hearts because we love Him and because we believe His promises?

You see, praise allows you to be able to tap into the healing virtue of the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus is always willing to heal you, but praise is a wonderful demonstration of your faith, enabling you to praise God for the answer before you actually see it manifested!

Also, many times when you have pain in your body, and you begin to praise God in simple faith for your healing, every symptom of pain will leave.

True praise stimulates and invigorates faith, enabling you to thank God in faith for your answer before you see it manifested. In other words, true praise and worship in a church service creates an atmosphere and prepares hearts to receive from God.

Praise refreshes you physically too. Many times when you're tired and you praise the Lord, your body will begin to feel strengthened and invigorated.

Source: The Untapped Power in Praise by Kenneth Hagin Jr.
Excerpt permission granted by Faith Library Publications