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Wednesday, 21 March 2012

Psalm 96 - Let All Nations Praise the Lord

All the earth is called upon to sing to the Lord, and to sing a new song to Him. God's salvation is for all peoples, and all people's need to change their ways and turn to God.
His salvation and marvellous deeds are to be proclaimed among all peoples. 
The Lord is greater than all the ways of the nations. If your nation has a religion (Islam, Hinduism, or whatever) it will not save you, that nation needs to turn to the Lord. If your nation is secular it needs to stop having a superior attitude, for that attitude is not justified. Splendour and majesty belong to the Lord, strength and glory are in His sanctuary.
So all nations are to give God the respect and honour that He deserves. Faith matters, what we believe matters. It is not just a matter of personal choice, it is a matter of eternal significance. And the Lord is just. The world is stumbling like a blind man as it looks for justice.
And this salvation affects the whole of creation. The best thing we can do for the planet is to turn to God.

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