“Praise the Lord, all nations!
Extol him, all peoples!
For great is his steadfast love toward us,
and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.
Praise the Lord!”
– Psalm 117
This is the shortest psalm (and chapter of the Bible) in its entirety. Only two verses, but isn’t it perfect??? This psalm reflects God’s missionary heart that people from every tribe, language, and ethnic people group would one day worship Him. It’s a call for all the nations on earth to praise and worship God because of His loyal, steadfast, extravagant, overflowing love and faithfulness.
God pours out that love and faithfulness through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Jesus is the embodiment and visible expression of God’s love and faithfulness. He stepped into our world, resisted every temptation, taught and commanded us to love like Him, died to pay the penalty for our sins, and rose from the dead to save us from our sins. Through Christ, God is drawing to Himself a new family from all the tribes, language groups, and ethnic peoples of the world. Through Christ, God is pouring out His love and faithfulness on all who embrace Him for themselves.
The Lord’s faithfulness and love will last forever and ever! He is faithful as we go about Christ’s Great Commission to make disciples of all nations. He is faithful as we praise and worship and invite the nations of the world to do the same. Praise the Lord! #FollowJesus