Psalms 66:16 (KJV)
Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
Here is a call to a specific people, those who fear God. It may be taken a couple of different ways:
That the Psalmist is calling only those who fear God (evangelistically)There are some respects in which we, as believers invite everyone knowing that we only invite those who fear God. God has worked in certain hearts. There are people who have been prepared by God to hear. We preach God’s Word so that they may hear.
That only those who fear God will come (theologically)There is no skill or special power a person has that can make s person come and hear unless the one who comes has a reason to do so. I know we can get a person to come to a service by offering them some benefit but we cannot make them hear. They listen because they have an interest to listen. I would say that interest is a kind of “fear” of the Lord.
That those who fear should come (practically)This then is an issue of obedience. If there is a fear of the Lord, that beginning of wisdom then you ought to come and hear what God is doing for souls.
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Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
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