Tehilla: Mary’s Model of Receiving the Promises of God

Tehilla (תְּהִלָּה): Sing a new song prophetically, Spirit-led—spontaneous, inspired, and missional.

• Psalm 40:3: “He put a new song in my mouth.”
• Galatians 4:19: “My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you.”
  1. I believe that God wants His son to be conceived in all of us.
  2. He wants his son to be confessed by all of us.
  3. Carried in all of us.
  4. We should be compelled to sing unto the Lord for what we have conceived, confessed, and carried to fruition. 

Mary’s Model: Conception, Confession, and Caroling

1. The Conception – The Word in You!

Luke 1:30-33: “Then the angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Highest, and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom, there will be no end.'”

• First Thing Mary Conceived: Luke 1:30: “The angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary.'”
  • Every time the word comes, there is always a battle of faith and fear!
  • Your flesh will find a way to be afraid.

Luke 1:30-31 (continued): “for you have found favor with God. ‘And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus.'”

• This is more than Mary could handle, trust me!
• Whoa JOE, wait a minute – I am going to mess this up, do you have the right person, isn’t there someone better than me?
  • Me? Mother the Messiah? No pressure at all!

2. The Confession – Receiving by Faith

• Second Thing Mary Did: She confessed. Luke 1:38: “Then Mary said, ‘Truly I am the Lord’s servant. Let everything you have said happen to me.’ Then the angel left her.”
  • When God speaks a word to you, you have to receive it by faith!
  • She confessed it!
    • “Truly, I am the Lord’s servant. Let everything you have said happen to me.”
    • Coming into agreement with the Lord and His word!

3. The Caroling – Magnifying the Lord

• Third Thing Mary Did: She conceived and confessed the word, but next she caroled and magnified the Lord there.
• Carol Definition: An old French word for a new song of joy from a ring of singers.
• Like a magnifying glass:
  • In every circumstance, you can make the promise or the problem the focus.
  • Who will you magnify: the lesson, the Lord, or the Liar?
• She Caroled – Definition: Magnificat song of joy.
  • Where do we get Christmas Carols from?
    • Magnificent: Latin for “magnify” – Mary’s song magnified the Lord. The Song of Mary (Luke 1:46-49): “And Mary said: ‘My soul magnifies the Lord, And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.”
    • For 7 more verses she sings….
  • Do you sing to the Lord this way? This is a Carol: Magnifying song of joy!
• She is beyond confessing and is now rejoicing in joyful magnification by faith.
• Irony: She was showing but had not yet birthed what she carried!
  • Just – Running off what the angel had told her only.
    • She sang the first carol – the Magnificat.

Tehilla Praise as the Engine of Faith and Miracles

• • Example: Praise isn’t like the caboose that just follows what happens, but it’s more like the engine of a train that makes things happen.
  • Your faith isn’t complete without Tehilla praise.
    • Colossians 2:7 says that you abound in faith with thanksgiving.

• Thanksgiving always takes faith.

• • If you are waiting for the perfect circumstances to praise and give thanks to God, they won’t come.
  • Praise produces your miracle – it is the engine, not the caboose!

Tehilla as Activation Key for Blessings

Tehilla – Praise as Activation Key: Spontaneous praise (Tehilla) unlocks and channels blessings.

1. As Miriam’s song (Exodus 15:20-21) erupted post-deliverance, enthroning God (Psalm 22:3) and inviting His presence.
2. And as Mary’s song (Luke 1:46-55) pre-deliverance.
   1. Through praise, we align with the Spirit, releasing blessings like joy, healing, and breakthrough.
   2. PRE-PRAISE IS PROPHETIC! (Acts 16:25-26, where Paul’s singing praise led to prison doors opening).

Victory Over Obstacles: Praise Amid Water-Spirit Trials

1. Scatters enemies, as God hurled Pharaoh’s forces (Exodus 15:21).
2. And scatters the proud in Mary’s song (Luke 1:51).
3. Delivers blessings of protection and provision through us, activating faith to overcome (James 5:13; 2 Chronicles 20:21-22, where praise led to ambush victories).

Eternal Perspective: Water and Spirit Through Praise Point to Heavenly Blessings

1. Foreshadowing the ultimate new birth (Revelation 15:2-4, where victors sing Moses’ and the Lamb’s song by a sea of glass).
2. Where a NEW SONG is sung by every tribe, tongue, and nation (Rev. Chapters 5 and 7).
3. Missional and Generational: As Mary’s Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55) prophesied blessings for generations.
   1. Our praise declares and distributes God’s favor, turning personal rebirth into communal outpouring (Ephesians 1:3).
   2. Blessings are delivered “through us” when water-Spirit experiences lead to prophetic praise!
   3. Like the early church’s Spirit-filled praise (Acts 2:46-47), our worship becomes a conduit for miracles, drawing others to salvation and multiplying blessings (Psalm 67:5-7).

The Labor of Tehilla: Water and Spirit.

Water as type and shadow, a gateway: Mary and Miriam – Deliverance through water and Spirit.

• Something, someplace, someone must die.
• You leave who you were, where you were, what you did, how you did it, and when you were there behind!
• God’s blessings begin with water as a symbol of death to the old world and spirit (FLOOD) and deliverance to a new world, as seen in the Red Sea crossing (Exodus 14:21-22), where the Spirit-wind parts the waters for salvation.
  • This foreshadows baptism, where we die to our old selves and to the old world (pre-flood, Egypt, our past).
• Spirit as Empowering Force: The Holy Spirit acts as the divine wind (ruach) that enables breakthrough, regenerating our hearts (Ezekiel 36:25-27) and birthing us anew.
  • All miracles operate in the order of the greatest miracle in your life, Salvation. John 3:5: “Jesus answered, ‘Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.'”
• This is God’s process for equipping us with gifts, fruits, and power (Acts 1:8; Galatians 5:22-23, 1 Corinthians 12) to live victoriously, much like the Israelites emerged empowered on the other side of the waters.

Mary’s Last Words

Miracle at Cana (John 2:5): “His mother said to the servants, ‘Do whatever he tells you.'”

25 Promises That You Can Carol/Tehilla: Praise as a New Song to the Lord

1. You will sustain me. (Psalm 55:22)
2. You will strengthen me. (Psalm 89:21)
3. You will be my refuge. (Psalm 62:5-8)
4. You will rescue me. (Psalm 18:17)
5. You will renew me. (Isaiah 40:31)
6. You will be my confidence. (Proverbs 3:26)
7. You hear my prayers. (2 Chronicles 7:14)
8. You will give me perfect peace. (Isaiah 26:3)
9. You will show me great mercy. (Psalm 103:8-14)
10. You restore my soul. (Psalm 23:2-3)
11. You will keep me safe. (Psalm 91:1-4)
12. You will be my guide. (Psalm 48:14)
13. You are an ever-present help in times of trouble. (Psalm 46:1)
14. You who are in me are greater than he that is in the world. (1 John 4:4)
15. You will meet all my needs. (Philippians 4:19)
16. You will never leave me or forsake me. (Deuteronomy 31:6)
17. You hear my cries. (Psalm 40:1-3)
18. You will give me rest when I come to You. (Matthew 11:28-30)
19. Nothing can separate me from Your love. (Romans 8:37-39)
20. Nothing can remove me from Your hand. (Psalm 37:23-24)
21. Nothing is impossible for me when done in Your strength. (Philippians 4:13)
22. Nothing needs to make me stumble today. (Psalm 119:165)
23. If I seek You, I will find You. (2 Chronicles 15:2)
24. You have abundant wisdom for me in every situation I face. (James 1:5)
25. You have set me free, so I live free! (Galatians 5:1, John 8:36)