Tuesday - Psalm 96 - Spread the Word

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NY way you cut it, there is no doubt that God wants everyone to hear the gospel.  There is also no doubt that the propagation of the gospel is a responsibility which lies squarely on the shoulders of God's children. We have an unction from the Spirit, yes (1^stJohn 2:20)!  Jesus will go with us to the end of the world, yes (Matthew 28:20)!  Nobody can come to God unless He woos them to Himself, yes (John 6:44).  Still, it is OUR privilege to declare God's name to every human being (1^stCorinthians 1:21).  Whether they will hear and heed and profit from the information or not is between them and God, but it is our great dispensation to publish the good news far and wide until the whole world has heard it.

In the words of an old hymn, "Tell to sinners far and wide, 'Jesus Saves! Jesus Saves!' Sing above the battle strife, 'Jesus Saves! Jesus Saves!"' Declare it! Sing it! Shout it!  Tell everyone you know. Tell it everywhere you go.  Announce God's greatness and His glory. Proclaim His goodness and His grace. Invite the lost to come to Him in humility, because He is surely going to come to us with justice (Psalm 96:8 & 13).  He deserves every bit of praise which we can offer.  He is worthy of worship and of fear.  If we will just come to Him, we will discover that He can give us reasons to rejoice.  Yes, His arrival at the Second Advent will be famous for righteousness and truth, but God (and God alone) can prepare us for that day.  Spread the word!  Publish the tidings!  Give the gospel!  The false gods of this world are fabricated emissions from the minds of men, but our God formed us.  This information must be shared.  Let's share it!