And
let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare His works with
rejoicing.
Psalm
107:22
By
Him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is,
the fruit of our lips giving thanks to His name.
Hebrews
13:15
Our
restless spirits yearn for Thee,
Wherever
our changeful lot is cast;
Glad
when Thy gracious smile we see,
Blessed
when our faith can hold Thee fast.
O
Jesus, ever with us stay,
Make
all our moments calm and bright;
Chase
the dark night of sin away,
Shed
over the world Thy holy light.
BERNARD
of CLAIRVAUX
Jesus, Thou Joy
God's
definite will for the believer is that he shall be a fountain of praise and
that his life shall be in thanksgiving to God at all times and in all
circumstances. The Lord God, who
is the Author of all our blessings, appreciates, desires, and even seeks our
praise and thanksgiving.
"Whoso offereth praise glorifieth Me" (Psalm 50:23). And the Psalmist also said, "Every
day will I bless Thee, and I will praise Thy name for ever and ever" (Psalm 145:2).
We are to thank God in all things; the Lord knows
what is best for us, and He is ordering the course of our life, bringing the
details to pass in the time and manner of His desire. He has never made a mistake, and what He allows to come into
the life of His child is for the good of that child and for the glory of
God. Any chastisement that ever
reaches us comes for our profit, that we might be partakers of His holiness. (Heb.
12:10).
DONALD GREY BARNHOUSE
To
be out of harmony with the things, acts, and events, which God in His
providence has seen fit to array around us— that is to say, not to meet them in
a humble, believing, and thankful spirit— is to turn from God. And, on the other hand, to see in them
the developments of God's presence, and of the Divine Will, and to accept that
Will, is to turn in the opposite direction, and to be in union with Him.
THOMAS UPHAM
