May God be gracious to us and bless us
and make his face to shine upon us, [Selah]
that your way may be known on earth,
your saving power among all nations.
Psalm 67:1-2
God wants the world to know Him. He makes His grace and power known in the earth, especially among His people, to draw the people of this world to Him. He makes Himself known to the world by His saving power. And as God’s people make the gospel known, His grace will be displayed among all the nations. It is a beautiful sight taken in by a watching world, all for the glory and worship of God.
This psalm shows us how God wanted His people Israel to declare Him among the nations so that the world would know Him. But it was more than just a knowledge that was aware of God. It was to be a knowledge that experienced God’s saving power.
And now, in Jesus, this is fully realized. God has brought His saving power to all the earth through the gospel of Jesus Christ. And as Christians proclaim the gospel in places around the world, making God’s Word known and planting churches worldwide, this song from so long ago is sung anew. God has always loved the world. He has given His Son so that those from every tribe and tongue can believe in Jesus and know God’s saving power among all peoples. God’s love creates powerful, beautiful, worshipful diversity! Eternity WILL NOT look like white American evangelicalism. Eternity will be a multi-cultural worship service filled with the beauty of God’s redeeming work created a tapestry of undescribably wonderful diversity.
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