Praising His Work to Provoke His Work

In His greatest works, God often ordains to do them as responses to the prayers of His people, and indeed to delay them until those praises. What an encouragement unto praise and prayer this is—and especially the two, combined! Yes, on the one hand, we are commanded unto them. So, it is our duty. But, in considering what great place God has assigned to them, we see that it is also our great privilege!