Psalm 103
v1: Bless the Lord, O my soul,and all that is within me,bless his holy name!
Why bless the Lord, why bless his holy name? In most prayer, we asked God to bless us, but not this Psalm.
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,and forget not all his benefits,3 who forgives all your iniquity,who heals all your diseases,4 who redeems your life from the pit,who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,5 who satisfies you with goodso that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Why? Because God has bless us first - his benefits, he forgives, he heals and he redeem, his love and mercy ...
Yes, we know that, BUT when was the last time we bless the Lord our God. Giving thanks is one thing, but what is blessing Him all about?
When God bless - it may means God gives you - give you the things you desire, God restore..
So in the same way, what do we bless God with? Are all things His? No way we can give material things to God - it is then our worship. A mirror after His heart -
v6The Lord works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed.7 He made known his ways to Moses,his acts to the people of Israel.8 The Lord is merciful and gracious,slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.9 He will not always chide,nor will he keep his anger forever.10 He does not deal with us according to our sins,nor repay us according to our iniquities.
This is our God. And the best part is
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;12 as far as the east is from the west,so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
Isn't that wonderful? So whay should we not give and honour our God - bless Him!
1 comment:
hi darling very interesting thoughts on blessing the lord... so giving thanks and worshipping him are ways to bless him... i will bear these in mind and bless him daily. for this is my desire -- to bless the One who first bless me. I love Jesus...
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