Which came
first, the chicken or the egg? People have asked that for years, but the answer
is obvious: the chicken. The egg would never have hatched without a chicken to
sit on it.
Which comes
first, a praising church or someone willing to praise? Paul in 1 Corinthians
1:18 declares that preaching is foolishness to those who have not believed, but
for the Christian it is the “power of God”. In Romans 10:14, Paul also asserted
that without a preacher no one would be saved. In other words, someone has to
be willing to be a fool (in the worlds eyes) in order to reach those who are
lost.
I believe
the same can be said about praise. If someone doesn’t become foolish for God,
no one will. The three Hebrew boys in Daniel did not wait for someone else to
take a stand. They gave up their lives that day. Even though the Lord rescued
them from the fiery furnace, they were willing to suffer death to bring glory
to God.
Are you
willing? Are you willing to suffer being called a fool in order to allow the Spirit
of God to show Himself through you? I’m sure that first chicken looked pretty
silly sitting on a white ball, not even knowing what would come of it. But when
the egg cracked open, a cycle of life was created that has never ended. What
would happen if you decided to “sit on an egg” by giving praise to our God. It
might start something that will never end!
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