We honour God most, we make the fittest requital to him for his benefits, not by giving to him, but by receiving from him. Love wants no return for what it gives or does. God does not show favours in order to receive as much again. He gives because his heart is full of love, because he yearns to bless us. The only requital he wants is the glad acceptance of what he offers. He wants only love in return. Consecration? Yes, but the consecration of love, and not as recompense or repayment. The Psalmist asks —
“What shall I render unto the Lord
For all his benefits toward me?”
And then he answers —
“I will take the cup of salvation,
And call upon the name of the Lord.”
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