𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗠-𝗨𝗣
• What is one nation you want to visit the most? What do you want to see or do there?
• What story from the older generations in your family is most memorable for you? Why?
• Do you keep a journal? How do you think you would be described by people who may read your journal in the future?

𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘖 𝘓𝘖𝘙𝘋, 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳; 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. . . . 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘖𝘙𝘋, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘺. 𝗣𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗠 𝟭𝟬𝟮:𝟭𝟮,𝟭𝟱

(Read also 𝗣𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝟭𝟬𝟮:𝟭𝟲–𝟮𝟮.)

In this passage, the Psalmist described God as someone eternal, 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳. This tells us that God has revealed Himself to people in the past and He wants to continue to reveal Himself to people in the future. God has shown mercy to His people, and He has heard the prayers of those in despair. At the same time, He has displayed His glory and brought freedom to those in bondage. Because of who He is and what He does, people from all over the world who know Him will do more than put their hope in Him. Today, we will look at two things that will happen when people know of God’s greatness and faithfulness.

𝟭. 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.
𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘖𝘙𝘋, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘺. 𝗣𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗠 𝟭𝟬𝟮:𝟭𝟱

(Read also 𝗣𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝟭𝟬𝟮:𝟭𝟲–𝟭𝟳.)

The Psalmist painted two aspects about the nature of God. First, God is to be feared. He will be feared by all the kings and nations of the world. This does not mean that He is a scary God. The word “fear” used here means to be revered or honored. When God displays His greatness and glory, people all over the world will exalt and worship His name. Second, He is loving. Despite His greatness, God does not turn away the lowly. We can take comfort in the fact that regardless of who and where we are, God hears our prayers in our times of need and draws us closer to Him. Share a time when God’s love brought you comfort and led you to worship Him. Share also a similar testimony of someone from your church community or another nation.

𝟮. 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘖 𝘓𝘖𝘙𝘋, 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳; 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. . . . 𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦, 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘖𝘙𝘋 . . . 𝗣𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗠 𝟭𝟬𝟮:𝟭𝟮,𝟭𝟴

In this passage, the Psalmist described the extent of God’s reach. He will be worshiped not just by the nations, but 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. This is what he wanted the future generations to know—God heard the cries of people in bondage and delivered them (Psalm 102:19–20). What God did in the past is still true for us today. He is still setting people free. We are still to record and proclaim what He is doing so that the generations after us will know and worship Him. What is the prayer of the Psalmist in Psalm 71:18? How is God using you in your current stage in life to proclaim His goodness to the next generations?

𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
• Recall at least five important things that God did in your life and what each of them taught you about who God is. This week, share this with someone who is from a younger generation.
• How can a lifestyle of worship benefit the people around you, regardless of age or culture? How may this lead others to Christ?
• Ask God to give you a nation you can regularly pray for starting this week. Pray that God’s glory will be known in that nation and that people will give Him the honor and worship He deserves.

𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥
• Thank God for revealing Himself to you. Pray that He will use you in proclaiming who He is not just in your nation, but in other nations as well.
• Ask God for more open doors for the gospel to be preached in every nation. Pray for missionaries all over the world to be strengthened in their faith.
• Pray that your generation will be zealous in proclaiming God to the next generation. Pray that they will know Him and fulfill His plans and purposes for every nation in their generation.