“May God be gracious to us and bless us; look on us with favor, so that
Your way may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations. Let
the peoples praise You, God; let all the peoples praise You.” --Psalm
67:1-3
It's Independence Day week in America. As we ask God to continue
to bless America, we should remember two things: 1) Let's give thanks
for the fact that He already has blessed us abundantly, and 2) Let's
remember the reason He blesses a nation, as His word tells it in Psalm
67 quoted above-- God's blessing on a nation is so that He will be
known in all the earth, through His people's witness, and so His great
salvation will be experienced by all peoples.
We know it is a time of economic downturn; however, even now Americans
are the most financially blessed people on the earth, and much more so
than other lands. We also know that our country has seen a spiritual
and moral decline in our generation; however, even now we are among the
most blessed nations on earth, with religious freedom, a strong
evangelical church, and unlimited availability of the word of God and
the proclamation of it in our land. Much has been given to us already,
and much is required of us. Most of the world does not have either the
financial blessing or the spiritual blessings we take for granted. God
didn't bless America because He liked us better than everyone else. He
blessed us because He wanted us to be a blessing to other nations, and
to proclaim His glory around the world.
So even if times are tough, I encourage you to be involved in Great
Commission works around the world, so that God has a reason to continue
showering our land with His favor.
Posted at 3:23 pm by
DaveBunnell
