_Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands._ WORSHIP Worship is at once the duty of all duties, the service of all services, the joy of all joys. I. It is founded on knowledge (verse 3). 1. A knowledge of what God is in Himself--the absolutely good. 2. A knowledge of what God is in His re... [ Continue Reading ]
_Serve the Lord with gladness._ GLAD SERVICE I. There are essentials which God and our own nature require in order to render spiritual service with gladness. 1. There must be reconciliation with God through faith in Christ. 2. There must be love to God as the motive (Galatians 5:6). 3. We must... [ Continue Reading ]
_Know ye that the Lord He is God._ THE CLAIMS OF GOD “Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy Him for ever.” There is a vast amount both of theology and philosophy in that simple answer, which our old divines have put into the mouth of a child. Were we to-day what we should be, it would be... [ Continue Reading ]
_Enter into His gates with thanksgiving._ THANKFULNESS Thankfulness denotes a composite emotion, whose elements are joy for a gift, and love for the giver. It differs from gratitude, not essentially, but only in form; the one being necessarily a feeling only, the other that feeling both existent a... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting; and His truth endureth to all generations._ THE DIVINE GOODNESS EXEMPLIFIED I. An important statement. “The Lord is good.” All we see around us confirms this glorious truth. Nothing has left His hand without partaking, directly or more remotely, of His... [ Continue Reading ]