Bless the Lord, O my soul;
And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Psalm 103:1.
All that’s within me. Do I bless?
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And forget not all His benefits:
Do I know some of His gracious gifts. Could I ever know them all?
What are the good reports?
He forgives all our iniquities.
He heals all our diseases (Psalm 103:3).
All? Bless the Lord because He forgive all my sin and failure?
What are our iniquities? How quickly we forget?
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God Romans 3:23. All of mankind has fallen short. All of man have gone their own way. As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one Romans 3:10.
For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, And hewn themselves cisterns—broken cisterns that can hold no water Jeremiah 2:13.
Am I guilty of these evils. Will the Lord forgive my stubbornness?
Who is God that I should bless? Do I give ear to His Word?
He heals all my diseases? All my sicknesses? He heals in His time?
Do I scoff at this? Or am I willing to hear? Can I be still and know who is the LORD?
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness” 2 Timothy 3:16.
In this day of justice, who will execute it? What does the Bible have to say about this?
The Lord executes righteousness
And justice for all who are oppressed. Psalm 103.
Who executes justice for the oppressed,
Who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord gives freedom to the prisoners.
The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
The Lord raises those who are bowed down;
The Lord loves the righteous.
The Lord watches over the strangers;
He relieves the fatherless and widow;
But the way of the wicked He turns upside down Psalm 146:7-9.
Do I bless the Lord for all of this? I have choice..
We all have choice.
Today. The choice is mine to make. This day.
Can I trust God? What are the benefits when I choose this path?
“Yet to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God” John 1:12.
All who receive and believe in Jesus become His children. God’s very own . . .
Do I believe? Have I received? These are the questions in these present dark ages.
Do I choose to walk it alone? Or do I choose to trust all to Him?
If faith is the victory that overcomes the world for whosover is born of God, (1John 5:4), then I can choose to strip my garments of stubbornness and strife. I can put on the Lord Jesus Christ and believe in Him. I can grow to know all He has done for me.
Or not?
The loss? All.
So, what’s my choice this day?
I surrender all.
Bless the Lord, O my soul;
And all that is within me, bless His holy name . . .
He made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the children of Israel.
The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
He will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever.
He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor punished us according to our iniquities.
For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
As a father pities his children, So the Lord pities those who fear Him.
For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust.
As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, And its place remembers it no more.
But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting On those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children’s children,
To such as keep His covenant, And to those who remember His commandments to do them.
The Lord has established His throne in heaven, And His kingdom rules over all.
Bless the Lord, you His angels,Who excel in strength, who do His word, Heeding the voice of His word.
Bless the Lord, all you His hosts, You ministers of His, who do His pleasure.
Bless the Lord, all His works, In all places of His dominion.
Bless the Lord, O my soul! Psalm 103:7-22.
