11-11-12 AM - Bless Us With Favor Lord

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BLESS US WITH FAVOR OH LORD
Psalms 67:
1May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us, Selah 2 that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. 3 May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you. 4 May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples justly and guide the nations of the earth. Selah 5 May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you. 6 Then the land will yield its harvest, and God, our God, will bless us. 7 God will bless us, and all the ends of the earth will fear him.

1 Chronicles 4:10 Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, "Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm so that it might not bring me pain!"

1. Why Should God Bless You?

Psalm 67 1May God be gracious to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us. 2 That Your way may be known on the earth, Your salvation among all nations.

He is not saying,
"Bless me so that I can be comfortable."
"Bless me so that I don’t have to work hard to make a living."
"Bless me so that others will be envious of me."
"Bless me so that I can be successful in the eyes of the world."
"Bless me so that I can bless others."

God blesses ultimately so that we can bring glory to His name.

1. May God be gracious to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us.                  
2 That Your way may be known on the earth, Your salvation among all nations.
6 Then the land will yield its harvest, and God, our God, will bless us.        
7 God will bless us, and all the ends of the earth will fear him.

He wants His manifest presence to be known.

1 Kings 8:60. "so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord is God and that there is no other."

John 12:27-28  "Now my heart is troubled, and what shall I say? ’Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. 28 Father, glorify your name!" Then a voice came from heaven, "I have glorified it, and will glorify it again."

Rom 2:4 Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
"The chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever."

2. What’s His Intention for Blessing?

That your salvation may be known among all nations. Let the peoples praise you; let all the peoples praise you.

Revelation 7:9-10 After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count, from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palm branches were in their hands; 10 and they cry out with a loud voice, saying, "Salvation to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb."

Psalm 67 tells us that God blesses us so that all the peoples will praise His name.

3. What is the Impact on the Peoples?

Let the peoples praise Him, let all the peoples praise Him. Let the nations be glad and sing for joy.

For you rule the peoples justly and guide the nations of the earth.

1) Do you know Jesus Christ, the Son of God, as Savior and Lord?

2) Do you crave God’s blessings?

3) Why do you seek God’s blessings?