God loves ALL people. God loves ALL nations.
Joy comes from spreading the news about God around the world.
“May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us - so that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. May all the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you. May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples with equity and guide the nations of the earth. May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you. The land yields its harvest; God, our God, blesses us. May God bless us still, so that the ends of the earth will fear him.” (Psalm 67)
I noticed something very unique in this Psalm...every verse mentions God’s relationship with the entire globe. Often...I forgot that it’s not just us in America who God is going to save, it’s people from every tribe, tongue, and culture.
The intended audience of this message pans the world. God repeatedly spoke to and through his people about his love for all nations.
This Psalm was written for and is about you.
I would encourage you to not limit yourself and your faith in thinking that God is only going to save us...expand it. The entire globe is pretty huge..and from having the unique experience to actually travel to the other side of the world, I know that God’s love for people I met in Beijing, China is the exact same as my next door neighbor in Indiana.
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