1 Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name!
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits:
3 Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases,
4 Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. Verse 1 tell us to bless God with all our soul. The inner man, the real us. We are to bless His name by speaking well of Him in public. We are to open our mouths and begin to tell what God has done for us. His name is not openly blessed in America by our leaders in Washington. They seem to be ashamed of Him and His name. But this country is what it is because it was founded on the Christian principles found in the bible. Our founding fathers did not hesitate to give God praise and ask for His Divine help. Verse two of Psalm 103 reminds us to not forget all of God's benefits toward us. To really appreciate this nation that was founded on Christian principles, just look at all the other nations that have different religions other than Christianity. You will very quickly see that we are blessed above all other nations. That's why all other nationalities want to come here. They have noticed the difference too. We are not great because of ourselves or because of what we have done, but our greatness is in the God whom we serve. God through His Son Jesus Christ has forgiven us all our sins and adopted us into His family. The moment we asked Jesus to forgive our sins against God and invited Him into our lives to take charge we became God's adopted children. We are not to forget that! it was not by our great works but by His grace and mercy we were saved. Ephesians 2:8-9 (NKJV)
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.
In Verse 3 God heals all our diseases whether we go to the doctors He gave us or whether God does it supernaturally. There is no healing apart from God. In verse 4 God also saved us from the destruction of Hell. He daily crowns us with lovingkindness and tender mercies. Lovingkindness means you ask for bread and He gives you bread with peanut butter and honey. He goes beyond the normal when He blesses us. He is very tender in His mercies toward us. He treats us as something very fragile. That's what we are in His sight. In verse 5 God blesses our mouths with good things. He provides all our needs each day. We have more than enough here in America while people are dying from hunger all over the world. Have you ever thought about giving some of what you have to others or do you make excuses for your selfishness. God blesses us with all the things we need in this life. Are we being thankful for what He has given us? Are we remembering to praise Him or are we taking Him and His blessings for granted? Only you and God's Spirit can honestly answer that. Verse 5 ends with God renews our strength like the eagles. Notice it is God who does all these things for us. Who else will or can do for us like GOD? Shouldn't we take time each day to read God's word, pray, and then praise God and thank Him for who He is and what He has done and is doing for us and for our nation. Let us as Christians rise up and take a stand for God and His Son Jesus Christ. Let us go to His house of worship and join in with the other brothers and sisters to worship, praise, and adore God and His Son Jesus Christ for all they are and have done for us and our wonderful nation, we are the most blessed on earth.
INVITATION: If you have never asked Jesus to forgive you of your sins against a Holy God, now is the time to do that before it is eternally to late. If you die without Jesus, you will spend eternity in Hell begging for water. God does not want that for you. That's why God gave us his Son Jesus Christ to live a perfect life and pay for our sins by dying on that cross for us. Jesus paid the price so we could go free. What a Savior! Ask Jesus to forgive you right now and invite Him into your life to take charge of you and if you are sincere, a miracle will happen that will change your life forever and seal your eternal destiny for Heaven. After you have been saved, go to a church that preaches Jesus Christ and be baptized. Begin to be thankful! Worship and praise God at church as well as at home each day and watch your life change and see how God will bless you when you put Him first in your life.
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