A Song of Praise With Confidence

Psalms 22:22–31
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Contagious

The first half of this psalm examined the terrible shame and suffering of Jesus hanging on the cross. Those verses let us know something of what Jesus thought, of how He suffered, and of how He prayed when He was on the cross. However, in today’s passage the scene shifts from a song of lament to a song of praise with a confidence that God the Father is near. Instead of a scene of sorrow it is a scene of happiness. Five times in these ten verses Jesus says:

“You who fear the Lord, praise Him” - (v. 23).
“Those who seek Him (Jesus) will praise the Lord” - (v. 26).
“All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord” - (v. 27).
“For the kingdom is the Lord’s” - (v. 28).
“It will be told of the Lord to the coming generation” - (v. 30).

Our text in this psalm includes all peoples, all families, all races, and all cultures. It calls for all to come to the resurrected, exalted, glorified Lord whom the Father has delivered from death. The spread of the gospel to all the nations has always been an essential part of the plan of God. Unborn generations are depending on our faithfulness today. As we teach our children about the Lord they will teach their children and in turn their children’s children. World missions has not been an innovation of modern times but a biblical priority from the beginning. The question is, do we want to be a part of it and enter into that exciting process by being contagious.

Application

It is my desire that my life might become contagious for the Lord and spread to others.

Psalms 22:22-31 (English Standard Version)

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