Psalm 67:1-7. God be merciful to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, that Your way may be known on the earth, Your salvation among all nations. Let the people PRAISE YOU, O God; let all the peoples PRAISE YOU!  Oh, let the nations be glad and sing for joy! For You shall judge the people righteously,, and govern the nations on earth. Let the peoples, PRAISE YOU, O God;let the people's PRAISE YOU.   THEN the earth shall yield her increase; God our own God; shall bless us. God shall BLESS us, and all the ends of the earth shall fear(LOVE) Him.  

America is a divided nation. Watch any news show, it does not matter whether you a D or an R next to your name, someone will say something that will get under your skin.  Politics or not, it is apart of nature to draw conclusions and create perceptions about those different from us. It only takes the slightest contrast to trigger sometimes so slight involuntary response of reservation and judgment.  And yet God, the ULTIMATE Judge of us and them, objectively and righteously judges the whole creation on the same playing field. When I read "ALL NATIONS" OR THE NATIONS ON EARTH" I think about the political and religious divide that afffected the globe during this time Psalm was authored.  For a people group so wrapped up in the nationalistic idea that God would save only Israel, these statements about salvation for the rest of this world are radical ideas.  However, if you really grasp the concept of God's grace and blessing, if you truly understand what it takes to 'BE GLAD AND SING WITH JOY" Then you know you CANNNOT let differences get in the way of making KNOWN THE GLORY OF GOD TO ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE!  We KNOW what is coming. We know God, "SHALL JUDGE the people righteously" and the ends of the earth shall fear Him."  We know the ONLY formula that stands a chance of bringing peace on earth, let alone in our personal lives, is the LIGHT OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST.  I guarantee you have someone in your life you think will never become a believer . You could probably name some people right now who force a giant eye roll or make your head shake just thinking about them. Do they deserve to miss out on the grace of God?  Are the frustrations and discomforts so great to justify not sharing with them God's mercy and blessing...again and always?  That relative, that friend, co worker...who has give every indication they will say no needs you to finally let go and continallly reveal the God you know.  If we agree with the author that it is better goal to aim for ALL people to PRAISE GOD instead of mediocre "some" how much pride ar you willing to set aside to do YOUR PART IN HELPI9ING the earth " yield her increase". Father God, guide us to DO ALL things that will bring GLORY and HONOR TO YOU AMEN for it is WITH God ALL things ARE POSSIBLE Matthew 19;26

Amen