Today's promise: The whole earth will
hear
Publish His deeds
Sing a new song to the
Lord! Let the whole earth sing to the Lord! Sing to the Lord; bless his name.
Each day proclaim the good news that he saves. Publish his glorious deeds among
the nations. Tell everyone about the amazing things he does.
Psalm 96:1-3 NLT
O for a thousand tongues to sing my great Redeemer's praise!
Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
Sing a new song
Every day we cross paths
with someone who needs to hear the good news that the Lord saves. We can never
fully plumb the depths of God's character and attributes, but with every day
and every experience we can discover new facets about God, new songs to sing to
him. To "publish" means to share and that refers not only to writing
books and delivering sermons about God but also to sharing what the Lord has
done in our own lives so that others might be drawn to him. Each of us can
purpose to do that. The most powerful evangelism doesn't take place within the
four walls of a church building. It occurs when we share with others in our
neighborhood and workplace the good news of what God has done for us
individually and for the whole world in the life, death, and resurrection of
Jesus Christ. Ask God to bring people across your path today who need to hear
the news that God saves and that he loves them. And then ask him for the
compassion and courage to share the reason for your hope and to pray for these
people.
LORD, I want to sing a
new song to you and bless your name. I want to tell everyone about the amazing
things you do.
Adapted from The One Year® Book of Praying through the Bible
by Cheri Fuller, Tyndale House Publishers (2003), entry for April 26.
Digging Deeper: Read To Fly Again, the follow-up to In the
Presence of My Enemies, in which Garcia Burnham reflects on the lessons and
spiritual truths she learned in the jungle and how they apply to anyone's life.
Content is derived
from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation and other publications of Tyndale
Publishing House
O for a thousand tongues to sing my great Redeemer's praise!
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