Go & Tell What He Has Done

Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the Lord made the heavens.

Psalm 96:3–5

We don’t often think of praise as a form of evangelism... but it is. You can tell others about the Lord simply by praising Him publicly. And there’s actually quite a lot about this in the Bible. 

As we read above, Psalm 96 commands us to glorify God among the nations and to tell all peoples of His wonderful deeds. And the reason for this command is given in verses four and five. It's because God deserves to be praised by all peoples everywhere, but they aren’t praising Him.

John Piper says that the reason missions exists is because worship does not.* That is the idea we get here. The nations ought to be worshiping God, but instead they’re worshiping false idols. And the answer to that problem is for you and I to declare God’s glory and His marvelous deeds among them.

Christians should praise God, not only in our worship services, but also amongst the lost, so that they might hear and learn about the One True God and perhaps come to worship Him themselves.

I’m convinced that one of the reasons many believers find it so difficult to tell others about Jesus is because they think that sharing their faith means telling people what to believe or what to do. But I want you to see that sharing Jesus doesn’t have to be about that. I’m not saying that Christianity doesn’t place commands on our lives. I’m not saying that there isn’t a time and a place to say, God has commanded you in His Word to do this or that. I AM saying that evangelism doesn’t ALWAYS have to be that. 

You can share Jesus with others simply by telling them what God has done for you (by sharing your testimony). You can share Jesus with others by telling them how great, kind, loving, gracious, powerful and good He is. That's declaring God's praise among all people. You can share Jesus with others simply by talking about Him in God-honoring ways in public. So, be sure to season your conversation with the salt of God's grace and praise. Go and tell what He has done!

*Piper, John. Let the Nations Be Glad! The Supremacy of God in Missions. 3rd ed., Baker Academic, p. 35, 2010.