Today’s Scripture: Psalm 72:8

“May he have dominion . . . to the ends of the earth!”

As people believe the Gospel and are saved, the reign of Christ is established in principle in their hearts. They’re delivered from the kingdom of darkness and brought into the kingdom of Christ (Colossians 1:13). God’s will is that this process be carried out among every nation on earth.

This, then, is our task: proclaiming the Gospel in each nation so that people there will trust in Christ and be brought under his authority in their lives. We cannot quantify what it means for a nation to be “blessed,” nor what is meant by “all the families of the nations will bow down before him” (Psalm 22:27, NIV), but surely these expressions signify more than just a token few from each nation. Surely they promise a significant penetration of the Gospel among every nation, tribe, people, and language.

Vast numbers of people still live in spiritual darkness. There is yet much spiritual ground to be possessed. We find ourselves in a situation similar to the Israelites after conquering much of Canaan, when God said to Joshua, “There are still very large areas of land to be taken over” (Joshua 12:24?3:1, NIV). While we rejoice in the Gospel’s progress in many parts of the world, we acknowledge that there’s more work to do before we can say every nation has been blessed.

When Jesus commissioned us to make disciples of all nations, he clearly intended that we meet this objective. Furthermore, he has the power to ensure that we do. He’s not like a helpless football coach standing on the sidelines watching his vastly inferior team take a sound beating. While we don’t know the final score, we do know that Jesus’ “team” will eventually win. God will not be defeated by the powers of darkness.

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