God be gracious to us and bless us,
And cause His face to shine upon us—Selah.
That Thy way may be known on the earth,
Thy salvation among all nations.
(Psalm 67:1-2, NASB)
We just finished a wonderful time in the book of Ephesians (at least, I thought it was wonderful!). For the next few days, I want to spend time in a couple of my favorite—and I have a lot of favorites—psalms.
One of the last things I wrote about in Ephesians was God’s grace. And receiving what we don’t deserve is certainly not a New Testament phenomenon.
God has offered grace and blessings to His people for centuries. He blessed the people of Israel as He ushered them out of Egypt. As He provided manna in the wilderness. As He sent prophets to guide them and judges to protect them.
He offered atonement through the sacrifice of a flawless lamb and cast their sins as far as the east is from the west.
And His grace flows through us so that others will know His ways and want to experience that same grace.
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