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Psalms 67

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Verses 1-7, “God be merciful to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us, Selah. That Your way may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations. Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You. Oh, let the nations be glad and sing for joy! For You shall judge the people righteously, And govern the nations on earth. Selah. Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You. Then the earth shall yield her increase; God, our own God, shall bless us. God shall bless us, And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.”

Showing us mercy by not giving us what we deserve, punishment for our sins, is more than enough. But God goes even further, showing us grace on top of mercy, demonstrating His goodness to all. In response to what we have freely received from Him, we are to likewise be generous givers. When we do this, we cause others to praise and thank God. Our willingness to give from what we have received also proves the genuineness of our faith, which encourages others' belief. We show that God's grace is at work in us, and trust that He will take care of us when we are in need. There is also spiritual blessing in it for those who give, that those who do not give, will not reap.

II Corinthians 9:6‭-‬15, “But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. As it is written: 'He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.' Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness, while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God. For the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God, while, through the proof of this ministry, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal sharing with them and all men, and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding grace of God in you. Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!”

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  1. UnknownFebruary 21, 2017 at 8:17 AM

    As sinners deserving hell, the Lord has shown us grace and mercy that we don't deserve! We all deserve death, but God made a way for us to inherit eternal life! He gave us this free gift of salvation and all we need to do is put our faith in Him! That is the ultimate example of grace!

    Because of what He has done for us, not only the gift of salvation, but also everything else He has blessed us with in our life, we should desire to praise Him! He deserves our worship! God has shown us so much grace, so we also should be gracious towards other people! We will l still have hard times in life, but we are comforted in Christ! II Corinthians 1:3‭-‬5- "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ."

    God paid the ultimate price for us and delivered us from all our sin. This should cause us to forgive others eho sin against us, not having a mean heart towards them! God calls us to forgive others!Ephesians 4:32- "And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you."

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  2. SusanFebruary 21, 2017 at 8:56 AM

    God be merciful to us and bless us, And  cause His face to shine upon us, Selah That Your way may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations. Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You. Oh, let the nations be glad and sing for joy! For You shall judge the people righteously, And govern the nations on earth. Selah Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You. Then the earth shall yield her increase; God, our own God, shall bless us. God shall bless us, And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him. Psalms 67:1‭-‬7

    God is merciful to us and will bless us, but there is a time of judgment. The Lord will the people righteously, and He will send people to hell. There is a period of time, where the Lord will be merciful and gracious towards people, but it won't last forever. We need to be careful that we do not waste our time.  We may think that we have plenty of time to get right with the Lord, but you really never know when your life will end. Judgement will come upon those, who do not obey and fear Him. We need to make sure that we are right before the Lord lest it be to late and judgment comes upon us.

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