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Morning and Evening

September 30, Morning

C. H. Spurgeon · Modern retelling

"Sing forth the honour of His name, make His praise glorious." — Psalm 66:2 · KJV

It is not left to our own choice whether we shall praise God or not. Praise is God's most righteous due, and every Christian, as a recipient of His grace, is bound to praise God day by day. True, we have no authoritative rubric for daily praise; we have no commandment prescribing set hours of song and thanksgiving. But the law written on the heart teaches us that it is right to praise God, and that unwritten command comes to us with as much force as if it had been engraved on the tablets of stone, or handed down from the top of thundering Sinai. Yes, it is the Christian's duty to praise God. It is not merely a pleasurable exercise, but the absolute obligation of his life. Do not think, you who are always mourning, that you are guiltless in this respect, or imagine that you can discharge your duty to your God without songs of praise. You are bound by the bonds of His love to bless His name as long as you live, and His praise should be continually 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 from you. Let not your harp, then, hang on 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 by 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. Even so I love You, and will love, and in Your praise will sing, because You are my loving God and my redeeming King.