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Psalm chapter 67 verses 1 and 2.

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make us face to shine upon us,

that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations.

These are the two verses that I pray almost every night over my kids,

that God would be gracious to them and bless them and make us face to shine upon,

and this is grounded in the priestly blessing of Numbers chapter 6.

Just think about what we pray for each other in this way, even for our own lives.

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make us face to shine upon us.

Don't you want that?

Don't you want the grace of God in your life, the blessing of God in your life,

the face of God to shine upon your life and what a great thing to pray for others.

May God be gracious to them, bless them and cause his face to shine upon them,

his favor to be all over them.

Just picture the face of God shining upon you others.

Yes, we pray for this.

So that verse 2, so that here's the purpose of God's grace,

here's the purpose of God's blessing,

here's the purpose of God's favor so that his ways may be known on the earth

and his saving power among all nations.

These two verses may be better than anywhere else in the Bible.

Summarize the purpose of God's love and God's grace and God's blessing.

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