Gordon Winslow Jr. - When Praise is Mandatory
How many of us ever think about praise as MANDATORY? Sermon after sermon, Preacher after Preacher has taught that praise comes from the Heart and that it is a thing that no one can force or make one to do. But that truly isn't all the truth! Here it goes, are you ready?
Praise IS mandatory!!!
Let me explain. The Bible says that we were created to praise God. Which means that when He created us, He put in us the abilities to praise.
How else could we praise if we didn't know how or have the functionability to do so. Now, don't confuse choice with Mandatory praise. In this ability also comes the choice to use the praise. This makes our praise to God more SWEET to Him... Choice. But, whether you choose to praise Him doesn't take away the fact that you still have within you the blueprint or make-up of the ability to praise. In other words, if you don't praise God, you still have abilities of praise in you given in creation.
So here is where the mandatory part comes in.
Because you were created with the very fabric of praise in your DNA, you have a mandatory response in you to do so. It is mandatory for you to go through this life and give praise. It's who you are! It is what makes up the very fabric of your being. But, choosing who or what you praise is absolutely yours and yours only. No person under the sun can go a lifetime without praising something... WHY? Cause it was instilled in him by his Father... GOD!!!
You will praise something or someone in your lifetime. It's a natural instinct given to you by GOD. Even atheist have this, even satanic worshipers have this in them... the urge and desire to praise something will come out of your spirit, because God put it there.
But, how you use it, how you give it is up to you.
The atheist uses it to praise evolution and science... the satanic oppressed uses it to praise the fallen angel.... what do you use it for? Cars, Money, Love, ????
Don't kid yourself if you think that you will never praise those things, if you don't use your praise for GOD.. you WILL use it for someone else or something...
Cause praise is MANDATORY!!!