Praise and Obedience
Deuteronomy 10:21
He is your praise, and he is your God, that has done for you these great and terrible things, which your eyes have seen.


He who would serve God must begin by praising God, for a grateful heart is the mainspring of obedience. We must offer the salt of gratitude with the sacrifice of obedience; our lives should be anointed with the precious oil of thankfulness. As soldiers march to music, so while we walk in the paths of righteousness we should keep step to the notes of thanksgiving. Larks sing as they mount, so should we magnify the Lord for His mercies, while we are winging our way to heaven. Our thanksgiving is not a swallow which is gone with the summer. The birds within our bosom sing all the year round, and on such a day as this their song is doubly welcome. The fire of gratitude will help to warm us — heap on the big logs of loving memories. No cold shall freeze the genial current of our soul; our praise shall flow on when brooks and rivers are bound in ice. Let us see who among us can best rejoice in the Lord in all weathers.



Parallel Verses
KJV: He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.

WEB: He is your praise, and he is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things, which your eyes have seen.




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