Because Great Is the Holy One of Israel, September 16

Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee. Isaiah 12:6.RRe 261.1

When the light of Christ is shining in the soul, the lips will be filled with praise and thanksgiving to God.—Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing, 80.RRe 261.2

The gifts which the gospel offers, are not to be secured by stealth or enjoyed in secret.RRe 261.3

“Ye are My witnesses, saith the Lord,
That I am God.”RRe 261.4

Our confession of His faithfulness is Heaven’s chosen agency for revealing Christ to the world.—The Ministry of Healing, 100.RRe 261.5

The daily blessings that we receive from the hand of God, and above all else the death of Jesus to bring happiness and heaven within our reach, should be a theme for constant gratitude. What compassion, what matchless love, has God shown to us, lost sinners, in connecting us with Himself, to be to Him a peculiar treasure! What a sacrifice has been made by our Redeemer, that we may be called children of God! We should praise God for the blessed hope held out before us in the great plan of redemption, we should praise Him for the heavenly inheritance, and for His rich promises; praise Him that Jesus lives to intercede for us.—Patriarchs and Prophets, 289.RRe 261.6

With such a ... glorious hope, such a redemption that Christ has purchased for us by His own blood, shall we hold our peace? Shall we not praise God even with a loud voice, as did the disciples when Jesus rode into Jerusalem? Is not our prospect far more glorious than was theirs? Who dare then forbid us glorifying God, even with a loud voice, when we have such a hope, big with immortality, and full of glory?—Early Writings, 110.RRe 261.7

“Chant the Eternal’s praise, His glorious feats;
let the whole world know of it!
Ring it out, dwellers in Sion, aloud,
for great is Israel’s Majesty among you.”

Isaiah 12:5, 6, Moffatt.RRe 261.8