Psalm 67:1-7

Blessed to be a blessing; this is the theme of the children of God in all generations.  God blesses us so that we might be a blessing to the nations so that they might experience the joy of praising and worshipping the Lord.   Missions is the overflow of God’s blessing on us so that others might be blessed through us in order that God might be blessed by all of us.  This becomes a vicious circle of blessing and praise to the Lord.  Unfortunately, the children of God have historically been hoarders of God’s blessings; in that they gladly receive and earnestly pray for God’s blessing but they have been very reluctant to use those blessings in order to bless the nations.  Instead, they use the blessings of God to inflate their own egos and thumb their noses at the surrounding nations.  This is a recipe for disaster that will only bring about sadness and sorrow.  God’s way is the way of gladness and glory.

LET THE PEOPLE PRAISE GOD: God’s graciousness to His children is His greatest gift and a precious blessing upon all of us.  The natural outflow of that blessing should be that we make God and His ways known to all the peoples of the World.  Those who have been saved through God’s grace ought to naturally tell others about God’s grace and His ability to save them too.  There is an ignorance of God in the nations of the earth; but God has revealed Himself to us so that we might reveal Him to them. The end result of this is that we all join our voices in an anthem of praise to Him.


LET THE ENDS OF THE EARTH FEAR GOD: The true knowledge of God brings about great gladness in the hearts of all who know Him.  God is the righteous judge of the earth and He must be revealed us such.  However, when the nations understand that the great Judge of the earth is also gracious and able to guide them into salvation; they will naturally rejoice and praise His name.  The earth is like a field in which God plants His blessing so that He might harvest worship.  The grace of God coupled with the justice of God should fill the heart of man with joy, fear and love that he then spreads to the ends of the earth so that all the nations might rejoice in the pleasure of worshiping Him. 

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