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I Will Sing Unto the Lord, March 28
Guarding the Avenues to the Soul
Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his
conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.
Psalm 50:23
Come to Jesus just as you are, sinful, weak, and needy, and He
will give you the water of life. You want a faith that reaches through
the hellish shadow that Satan casts athwart your pathway. He is busily
inventing amusements and fashions which will so take up men’s minds
that they shall not be able to spare any time for meditation. Teach
your children to glorify God, not to please themselves. They are His
children—His by creation and by redemption. Teach them to shun the
amusements and follies of this degenerate age. Keep their minds clean
and pure in the sight of God.... Praise God. Let your conversation, your
music, your songs all praise Him who has done so much for us. Praise
God here, and then you will be fitted to join the heavenly choir when
you enter the city of God. Then you can cast your glittering crowns at
the feet of Jesus, take your golden harps, and fill all heaven with melody.
We shall praise Him with an immortal tongue.
As our Redeemer leads us to the threshold of the Infinite, flushed with
the glory of God, we may catch the themes of praise and thanksgiving
from the heavenly choir round about the throne; and as the echo of the
angels’ song is awakened in our earthly homes, hearts will be drawn
closer to the heavenly singers. Heaven’s communion begins on earth.
We learn here the keynote of its praise.
Praise the Lord; talk of His goodness; tell of His power. Sweeten the
atmosphere that surrounds your soul.... Praise, with heart and soul and
voice, Him who is the health of your countenance, your Saviour, and
your God.
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