1 Chronicles 16:28-29 Give to the LORD, you kindreds of the people, give to the LORD glory and strength.… The whole preceptive part of the Bible is contained in this one command. Every being has a right and may justly claim to be regarded and treated by all who know him in a manner suitable to the nature and character which he possesses to the relations and offices which he sustains, and to the works which he performs. Consider what is due to Jehovah. I. AN ACCOUNT OF HIS NATURE. He is God alone. He deserves something which is due to no other being in the universe — religious worship and adoration. II. On account of THE CHARACTER HE POSSESSES. It is absolutely perfect. There is something in His character suited to excite every proper affection of which the human soul is capable. III. On account of THE RELATIONS AND OFFICES WHICH HE SUSTAINS. 1. Creator. 2. Preserver.These imply that God must necessarily be the universal Teacher, Master, Sovereign, and Judge. IV. On account of THE WORKS WHICH HE HAS PERFORMED. Conclusion: 1. How reasonable are God's requisitions! He merely requires the payment of a great debt. 2. How immeasurably great, then, is the debt which our world has contracted, and under the burden of which it now groans. (E. Payson, D. D.) 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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