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Morning, September 30 Go To Evening Reading "Sing forth the honor of his name; make his praise glorious." —Psalm 66:2 Whether we should praise God or not is not our choice. Praise is God's most righteous due, and every Christian, as the recipient of his grace, is bound to praise God daily. We have no authoritative rubric for daily praise or commandment prescribing certain hours of song and thanksgiving, but the law written upon the heart teaches us that it is right to praise God. The unwritten mandate comes to us with as much force as if it had been recorded on the tables of stone or handed to us from the top of thundering Sinai. Yes, the Christian must praise God. It is not only a pleasurable exercise, but it is the absolute obligation of his life. Think not ye who are always mourning, that ye are guiltless in this respect, or imagine that ye can discharge your duty to your God without songs of praise. You are bound by the bonds of his love to bless his name so ...