Spurgeon's Morning and Evening Devotions
For the morning of September 30thby Charles H. Spurgeon
"Sing forth the honour of His name, make His praise glorious."
--Psalm 66:2
It is not left to our own option whether we shall praise God
or not. Praise is God's most righteous due, and every Christian,
as the recipient of His grace, is bound to praise God from day
to day. It is true we have no authoritative rubric for daily
praise; we have no commandment prescribing certain hours of song
and thanksgiving: but the law written upon the heart teaches us
that it is right to praise God; and the unwritten mandate comes
to us with as much force as if it had been recorded on the
tables of stone, or handed to us from the top of thundering
Sinai. Yes, it is the Christian's duty to praise God. It is
not only a pleasurable exercise, but it is the absolute
obligation of his life. Think not ye who are always mourning,
that ye are guiltless in this respect, or imagine that ye can
discharge your duty to your God without songs of praise. You
are bound by the bonds of His love to bless His name so long as
you live, and His praise should continually be in your mouth,
for you are blessed, in order that you may bless Him; "this
people have I formed for myself, they shall show forth my
praise"; and if you do not praise God, you are not bringing
forth the fruit which He, as the Divine Husbandman, has a right
to expect at your hands. Let not your harp then hang upon the
willows, but take it down, and strive, with a grateful heart, to
bring forth its loudest music. Arise and chant His praise. With
every morning's dawn, lift up your notes of thanksgiving, and
let every setting sun be followed with your song. Girdle the
earth with your praises; surround it with an atmosphere of
melody, and God Himself will hearken from heaven and accept your
music.
"E'en so I love Thee, and will love, And in Thy praise will sing, Because Thou art my loving God, And my redeeming King."
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