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Morning and Evening

October 30, Morning

C. H. Spurgeon · Modern retelling

"I will praise Thee, O Lord." — Psalm 9:1 · KJV

Praise should always follow answered prayer, as the mist of earth's gratitude rises when the sun of heaven's love warms the ground. Has the Lord been gracious to you, and inclined His ear to the voice of your supplication? Then praise Him as long as you live. Let the ripe fruit drop upon the fertile soil from which it drew its life. Deny not a song to Him who has answered your prayer and given you the desire of your heart. To be silent about God's mercies is to incur the guilt of ingratitude; it is to act as basely as the nine lepers, who, after being cured of their leprosy, returned not to give thanks to the healing Lord. To forget to praise God is to refuse to benefit ourselves; for praise, like prayer, is a great means of promoting the growth of the spiritual life. It helps to remove our burdens, to stir our hope, to increase our faith. It is a healthful, invigorating exercise, which quickens the believer's pulse and nerves him for fresh enterprises in his Master's service. To bless God for mercies received is also a way to benefit our fellow men: "the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad." Others in like circumstances shall take comfort, if we can say, "Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together; this poor man cried, and the Lord heard him." Weak hearts will be strengthened, and drooping saints revived, as they listen to our "songs of deliverance." Their doubts and fears will be rebuked, as we teach and admonish one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs; they too shall "sing in the ways of the Lord," when they hear us magnify His holy name. Praise is the most heavenly of Christian duties. The angels do not pray, but they never cease to praise both day and night; and the redeemed, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, are never weary of singing the new song, "Worthy is the Lamb."