09/17/2026
Yes!!
I woke up hearing the Holy Spirit say, “release your sound, Judah!”
Lift up your shout, Judah!
Let the earth hear the sound of the Lion of the tribe of Judah!
There is a roar that is coming out of the people of God again.
A sound that cannot be silenced.
It is the sound of praise in the middle of the battle.
Judah did not always praise because everything was going right, Judah praised because God was worthy.
And there are some battles that will not be won by sitting silently in despair.
You have to release your sound.
Psalm 47:1 says, “Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the voice of triumph!”
Sometimes you have to praise God before you see the victory.
There is a sound in you that the enemy has been trying to suppress.
There is a praise in you that circumstances have tried to bury.
There is a worship in you that disappointment has tried to silence.
But the enemy does not get to determine the sound that comes out of you.
You don't have to let your pain have the final word.
Let praise have the final word.
Because when Judah went first, God went with them.
Judges 1:2 says, “Judah shall go up.”
When praise goes up, faith goes up.
When faith goes up, fear comes down.
When praise goes up, your focus shifts from the battle to the One who fights for you.
In 2 Chronicles 20, Judah stood before an impossible battle.
The enemy was coming against them, and they didn't know what to do.
But Jehoshaphat called for the worshippers and they sent praise into the battlefield.
And as they began to praise, the Lord set ambushes against their enemies.
They didn't win the battle because they had the bigger army.
They won because they trusted the God they were praising.
Your praise is not denial of the battle.
Your praise is declaration of who is greater than the battle.
There is a sound that makes the enemy uncomfortable.
There is a sound that reminds hell that God's people have not surrendered.
So release your sound, Judah!
Because Scripture says in Psalm 22:3, “But You are holy, enthroned in the praises of Israel.”
God inhabits the praises of His people.
So don't underestimate what happens when God's people begin to praise.
Praise makes room for His presence.
Praise shifts the atmosphere.
Praise realigns your heart.
Praise reminds you who sits on the throne.
And there are moments when you need to stop rehearsing what the enemy said and start declaring what God said.
Stop magnifying the size of the mountain and start magnifying the greatness of your God.
Lift up your shout, Judah!
Let the sound of your praise rise above the sound of your problems.
Let your worship rise above your worry.
Let your thanksgiving rise above your tears.
Praise until something breaks!
Don't let the enemy steal your song.
Don't let disappointment steal your worship.
Don't let delay steal your praise.
Open your mouth and praise Him!
Let there be a shout in the house again.
Let there be worship in the homes again.
Let there be praise in the midnight hour again.
Let there be people who worship Him before the answer arrives.
Let Judah rise again!
Because when Judah praises, God moves.
When Judah worships, faith rises.
When Judah shouts, fear loses its voice.
And when the people of God lift their sound to heaven, the enemy's camp has to hear it.
So today, Judah, RELEASE YOUR SOUND!
And let the earth hear the sound of the Lion of Judah!
The battle belongs to the Lord.
The victory belongs to the Lord.
The glory belongs to the Lord.
And Judah will praise Him until the walls come down, until the chains break, until the atmosphere shifts, until breakthrough comes, and until the whole earth knows that our God still reigns!
-Jessica Jecker | Simply Jecker
