Are You Familiar With Psalm 103?

 Loved seeing this doe and twin fawn early one morning last week.

Every Sunday morning I read Psalm 103.  Charles Spurgeon writes: "There is too much in this Psalm for a thousand pens to write, it is one of those all-comprehending Scriptures which is a Bible in itself, and it might alone almost suffice for the hymn-book of the church . . . This Psalm calls more for devotion than exposition!"

Take a few minutes and read through this psalm. It may just become your thanksgiving to God:

"Praise the Lord, O my soul, all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.

He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases;

he redeems my life from the pit and crowns me with love and compassion.

He satisfies my desires with good things, so that my youth is renewed like the eagle's.

The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.

He made known his way to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel:

The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.

He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever;

he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.

For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for 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 has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;

for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.

As for man, his days are like grass, he flourishes like a flower of the field; 

the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.

But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord's love is with those who fear him,

and his righteousness with their children's children--

with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.

The Lord has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all.

Praise the Lord, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word.

Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will.

Praise the Lord, all his works everywhere in his dominion.

Praise the Lord, O my soul."

Peek a boo, I see you!

"The Pulpit Commentaries" says this about Psalm 103: "A Psalm of joy and thanksgiving for God's manifold mercies, especially for his loving kindness in forgiving sin and transgression passing into adoration of him upon his heavenly throne, and a call on all creation to praise him." Kay

Christian Ladies Network talks about giving thanks: "Isn't the Lord good? We are so prone to take His blessings and benefits for granted. He does so much for us and sometimes we forget to  thank Him . . . We teach our children to say thank you. Shouldn't we practice what we preach and say thanks to our Heavenly Father for all He does for us? . . .  Others may remember what we have done in the past, but Jesus not only forgives, but He forgets. He never remembers confessed and forgiven sin . . . This is one thing I am glad the Lord does remember. We are dust! We are not perfect. We make mistakes because we are human . . . Sounds like we need to take time out just to bless the Lord and thank Him for all His goodness to us . . . He deserves our praise. He is worthy of our praise! When we enter into prayer that is the first thing we need to do, then we can bring our petitions to Him, knowing that He will answer according to His pleasure."

There is so much to be thankful for. My friend, Kathy, sent me the book "Hearts In Fire" authored by The Voice of the Martyrs. It was a difficult book to read. We know persecution is being brutally enforced around the world, and things don't look so great in our little world of America. But God is still in control and everything that is happening is according to His time and His purpose.

Bless the Lord, my friend! He is worthy of our praise!

Praise the Lord, O my soul!

 

I'm thankful for the joy of being able to see His wildlife in nature! There's that little one!