For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him...
Romans 1:21 (emphasis added)
John Piper writes that "missions exist because worship doesn't." On this Thanksgiving day, I think it would be appropriate to say that missions exist because true thanksgiving doesn't. Missions exists so that more and more peoples might say with the psalmist: Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all of his benefits (Psalm 103:1,2)...
Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
Psalm 67:4,5
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