God Promises the Gospel Will Be Fulfilled

Psalms 145:4-7 One generation will commend your works to another; they will tell of your mighty acts. 5 They will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty, and I will meditate on your wonderful works. 6 They will tell of the power of your awesome works, and I will proclaim your great deeds. 7 They will celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness.
 
WHAT is God’s will? It is his purpose to fulfill his promises he has made to us through the patriarchs, prophets and apostles. We must trust God’s purpose will become complete one day in the new heaven and earth. We know he wants us to completely trust in his will because he taught us to pray, “Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:10)
   The LORD has very specifically stated his will for mankind beginning with his call to Abraham. Genesis 12:1 The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you. 2 I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
   Seven times God says, “I will.” to commit his purpose on earth through Abraham, then Israel and ultimately Jesus and his church. This is God’s decreed will. When he decrees, “I will.” you can trust his purpose is set for the world, and he will make it happen. How will he fulfill his will to bless the nations?  
   The answer comes from our scripture today. The Spirit inspired David to reveal God’s will to Israel and now to us. One generation will commend your works to another; they will tell of your mighty acts…will speak … I will meditate on your wonderful works ... they will tell of the power of your awesome works, and I will proclaim your great deeds. They will celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness. God has decreed his Word will move from generation to generation. We can trust the Bible is God’s true word from ages past because God’s people have told of God’s mighty works to each succeeding generation. Very specific methods were established to convey the accuracy of the oral traditions. And copies of the written word were carefully and repeatedly examined for accuracy of words and even the number of individual letters in each copy! To be a scribe of God’s Word was truly a gift of enormous importance that required complete integrity to God’s Word.
   God’s will has always been just one generation from extinction. That’s why Moses was adamant to tell the Jews “These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.” (Deuteronomy 6:6-7) It’s true, isn’t it, that If the gospel is no longer preached and young people do not know of God, then the Bible will become an ancient book of disregarded information. No one will live in God’s Word because no one will know it.
   But God has decreed one generation will commend your works to another. And one day all of God’s people will celebrate his abundant goodness and joyfully sing of his righteousness. This is God’s will to be done on earth as it is in heaven.