I love Psalm 103! Verses 1-5 remind us of Who HE is and what HE has done for us!
1 Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul; and all that is [deepest] within me, bless His holy name! 2 Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul, and forget not [one of] all His benefits— 3 Who forgives [every one of] all your iniquities, Who heals [each one of] all your diseases, 4 Who redeems your life from the pit and corruption, Who beautifies, dignifies, and crowns you with loving-kindness and tender mercy; 5 Who satisfies your mouth [your necessity and desire at your personal age and situation] with good so that your youth, renewed, is like the eagle’s [strong, overcoming, soaring]!
We can trust and rely on Him ALWAYS to come through when we need Him, but we must do our part by maintaining a grateful, thankful heart! We must stir up our expectation of victory in every area when we cast the care of all things onto Him and simply trust in faith that "God's got this!" How did David have and maintain his confidence? He continually reminded himself of what God had done for him in the past and the promises that the God of the Bible had made to him. WE must do the same! Look at verse 7:
7 He made known His ways [of righteousness and justice] to Moses, His acts to the children of Israel.
You and I have the choice to make of whether we will be satisfied to simply hear other people talk about God and the things He's done, or do we want to really KNOW Him, His thoughts and His "ways"! Let's make THIS declaration, along with Paul, from Philippians 3:10:
10 [For my determined purpose is] that I may know Him [that I may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving and recognizing and understanding the wonders of His Person more strongly and more clearly], and that I may in that same way come to know the power outflowing from His resurrection
Amen! Now let's get busy DOING it! Here is Hillsong with "I Live To Know You":
Shalom in Him!
