1 Chronicles 16:28-29 Give to the LORD, you kindreds of the people, give to the LORD glory and strength.… These claims are founded — I. ON OUR RELATION TO GOD AS HIS CREATURES. II. ON THE MANIFESTATIONS OF THE DIVINE EXCELLENCE VISIBLE IN THE UNIVERSE AROUND US. III. IN THE CONSTITUTION AND SUSCEPTIBILITIES OF OUR MINDS. Worship is not only fit and proper as an act of the mind, but one to which it is naturally prone. IV. ON A CONSIDERATION OF WHAT IS MOST CONDUCIVE TO THE WELL-BEING OF MEN. The very act itself elevates the mind; it reminds us of our true position as the creatures and the servants of God. Conclusion: 1. These acts of worship divide the world into two great classes — those that fear God and those that fear Him not. 2. That as the public worship of God is one most important means of proclaiming the great facts of His existence and government, it demands the special and constant attention of all that fear God. 3. That as worship and homage are the requirements and the just rights of the Supreme Being, and as they are intimately connected with our well-being in this life and that which is to come, it is a serious and important inquiry how we may be able to present it most acceptably. (J. Robinson.) Parallel Verses KJV: Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.WEB: Ascribe to Yahweh, you relatives of the peoples, ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength! |
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