Let All the Peoples Praise You

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God’s blessing is a means to the end of God’s way of being known among all nations. How are we using the gifts of God to fulfill the commission of God?

  • Our world is out of balance because we don’t want God at the center.
  • God’s blessings are a means to the end of God’s way being known among all peoples.
  • The goal of global missions is worldwide worship.

Psalm 67:1-7

67 May God be gracious to us and bless us
    and make his face to shine upon us, Selah
2 that your way may be known on earth,
    your saving power among all nations.
3 Let the peoples praise you, O God;
    let all the peoples praise you!

4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,
    for you judge the peoples with equity
    and guide the nations upon earth. Selah
5 Let the peoples praise you, O God;
    let all the peoples praise you!

6 The earth has yielded its increase;
    God, our God, shall bless us.
7 God shall bless us;
    let all the ends of the earth fear him!

Why Have We Settled for Mediocre Missions?

  1. The Shine Has Become Dull (67:1) – It will be near impossible to shine a light in dark places if we aren’t still glowing from being in His presence.
  2. The Blessings Have Become Hoarded (67:2) – We cannot be aggressive in missions if we hoard all the resources to ourselves.
  3. The Tribalism Has Become Accepted (67:3, 5) – Believing that God is only for people like you is the antithesis of the gospel.
  4. The Message Has Become Altered (67:4) – If the message of God’s people sounds like bad news, it is not the gospel.
  5. The Direction Has Become Confusing (67:4) – We cannot point people toward truth if we don’t know the way ourselves.
  6. The Glory Days Have Passed (67:6) – If God has worked in the past, why would we think He is unable to work in the future?
  7. The Resources Have Been Reallocated (67:7) – The blessings of God are intended to fuel the mission of God – not immobilize the religious.

Your passion for the mission will never outgrow your zeal for God.