August 22
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PSALM 22 ALL THE ENDS OF THE EARTH SHALL REMEMBER AND TURN TO GOD
25 From you comes my praise in the great congregation;
my vows I will perform before those who fear him.
26 The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied;
those who seek him shall praise the LORD!
May your hearts live forever!
27 All the ends of the earth shall remember
and turn to the LORD,
and all the families of the nations
shall worship before you.
28 For kingship belongs to the LORD,
and he rules over the nations.
29 All the prosperous of the earth eat and worship;
before him shall bow all who go down to the dust,
even the one who could not keep himself alive.
30 Posterity shall serve him;
it shall be told of the Lord to the coming generation;
31 they shall come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn,
that he has done it. – Psalm 22:25-31
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A poem inspired by this psalm by ILMA
Only from the Lord himself comes my desire to glorify him
Without his grace and steadfast love, I will continually sin
He provides and anoints all those whom he loves
May all the chosen ones praise him and never lose faith
All the ends of the earth will never forget what he did for us
He gave his only begotten Son to be the One to be sacrificed
With God’s great love and sacrifice on the cross
We are saved and assured of a life and generation yet to come
May all the ends of the earth remember to turn to our Lord God
May all serve the Lord with all their strength, heart, mind and soul.
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REFLECTION
• How can you as a Christian hasten God’s kingdom to come?