I Will Sing Unto The Lord

[Thompson, Darryl]

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Ellen G. White Estate, Devotional for February 8
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I Will Sing Unto The Lord

Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his
conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God. Ps. 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.

>From Devotional: Our Father Cares, p. 45, 46.