“Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.” – Psalm 42:11
Charles H. Spurgeon was known as the "Prince of Preachers". He was pastor of the congregation of the New Park Street Chapel (later the Metropolitan Tabernacle) in London for 38 years.
Spurgeon authored sermons, an autobiography, commentaries, prayer books, devotionals, magazines, poetry, and hymns.
On the subject of praising the Lord during difficult times, Spurgeon wrote:
“It is a great thing to praise Jesus Christ by day, but there is no music sweeter than the nightingale's, and she praises God by night. It is well to praise the Lord for his mercy when you are in health, but make sure that you do it when you are sick, for then your praise is more likely to be genuine. When you are deep down in sorrow, do not rob God of the gratitude that is due to him; never stint him of his revenue of praise whatever else goes short. Praise him sometimes on the high-sounding cymbals, —crash, crash, —with all your heart and being; but when you cannot do that, just sit, and mean his praise in solemn silence in the deep quiet of your spirit.”
No matter where you are today, on the mountaintop or in a valley, Praise the Lord!
“God gets some of His richest praise amidst dying groans—and He gets delightful music from His people’s triumphant cries.” – Charles H. Spurgeon
God’s Word: “About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.” – Acts 16:25
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