Psalm 67 is a blessing psalm. It moves from the blessing of God’s people to the blessing of the whole earth, which is a deliberate reflection of the structure of the original simple form of the covenant in Genesis 12:1-3. In Genesis 12:1-3 God reveals his plan to bless a chosen people (those who have the faith of Abraham) and through them to bless the whole world. People are the channels of God’s blessing and therefore we are blessed always to be a blessing. This is why the psalm moves from “God bless us” to “God bless the world”. If we are not experiencing the spiritual blessings that we have in Christ (i.e. Ephesians 1) then we have no capacity to bless the world. Blessing does not originate in us, so we cannot bless if we ourselves have not first received God’s blessings. We can only give of what we have. Understood in this light, Christian mission is quite simple. Christian mission begins, not with giving, but receiving. We must receive what God wants to give us and then we can give, out of this, to others. So be filled with God’s love, wisdom, peace and joy. Know God and enjoy God. Walk with God and experience the exhilaration of growth in him. As you are filled with these good things you can become a vessel through which God will draw others into the same blessing.
Seek God and the joy of knowing him.
Read Psalm 67.
