"O that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful
works to the children of men."
- Psalm 107:8
If we complained less, and praised more, we should be happier, and God
would be more glorified. Let us daily praise God for common mercies-common
as we frequently call them, and yet so priceless, that when deprived of
them we are ready to perish. Let us bless God for the eyes with which we
behold the sun, for the health and strength to walk abroad, for the bread
we eat, for the raiment we wear. Let us praise him that we are not cast
out among the hopeless, or confined amongst the guilty; let us thank him
for liberty, for friends, for family associations and comforts; let us
praise him, in fact, for everything which we receive from his bounteous
hand, for we deserve little, and yet are most plenteously endowed. But,
beloved, the sweetest and the loudest note in our songs of praise should
be of redeeming love. God's redeeming acts towards his chosen are for ever
the favourite themes of their praise. If we know what redemption means,
let us not withhold our sonnets of thanksgiving. We have been redeemed
from the power of our corruptions, uplifted from the depth of sin in which
we were naturally plunged. We have been led to the cross of Christ-our
shackles of guilt have been broken off; we are no longer slaves, but
children of the living God, and can antedate the period when we shall be
presented before the throne without spot or wrinkle or any such thing.
Even now by faith we wave the palm-branch and wrap ourselves about with
the fair linen which is to be our everlasting array, and shall we not
unceasingly give thanks to the Lord our Redeemer? Child of God, canst thou
be silent? Awake, awake, ye inheritors of glory, and lead your captivity
captive, as ye cry with David, "Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is
within me, bless his holy name.
" Let the new month begin with new songs.
C.H.SPURGEON
GODSPEED!
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