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Greetings Jonathan, 

In light of God's mercy, the proper response, according to the Apostle Paul, is to be a "Living Sacrifice" - "this is your true and proper worship" (Romans 12:1, NIV 2011).  If we connect this with what Jesus says are the two greatest commandments, it is "To Love the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind and strength...  The second is like it, to love your neighbor as yourself."  (Matthew 22:37 - 40).

To be a Living Sacrifice is to follow the two greatest commandments - to Love.  God is not demanding praise - but rather He wants relationship with His people and His people to be in loving relationship with everyone else.

PS:  I know this isn't the most exegetical argument, but I don't think the connections are off the wall.