DEBTORS OF GRATITUDE
Memorise: Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his
benefits: Psalm 103:2
Read: Psalm 103:1-14, 103 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 forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy
diseases;
4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth
thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy
youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6 The Lord executeth
righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
7 He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the
children of Israel .
8 The Lord is
merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
9 He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger
for ever.
10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us
according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is
his mercy toward them that fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he
removed our transgressions from us.
13 Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.
14 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are
dust.
Bible in one year: Proverbs 21:2-24:22, 1st John
1:1-2:6
MESSAGE!
Everyone on earth is indebted to the Almighty God. Irrespective of your
many needs that are yet to be met, you must still remember that the breath of
life you have is not a function of your power. If you can think deeply within
you, and look at all that is happening around you, you will give ceaseless
praise to God. The reason why some people do not think they should thank God is
because they are looking at those things they do not yet have, but they forget
to look at those things they have right now. Some would even say they have noting.
Such people are unmindful of the fact that it is with life that things are
produced, and when you have life you have all things. The Scripture in Psalm
68:19 says:
“Blessed be the Lord, and daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God
of our salvation.”
The implication of this is that there is nothing we need that the Lord
has not provided for. What to eat, what to drink, where to live, the car to
drive, the person to marry are all examples of His benefits.
When the Psalmist followed the multitude into God’s house, he went with
joy without being forced (Psalm 42:4). Why then do we wait for people to
motivate us to praise God? Why do we behave as if there is nothing in our life
to thank God for? The mercy of the Lord towards us is everlasting (Psalm 100:5).
With the assurance, we should be singing and praising His name. You are to
bless the Lord for all He had done in the past, all He is doing in the present
and all He is yet to do. As you do this, He is committed to doing more. One of
the greatest lessons on gratitude I learnt was from my mother. Any time my
mother wanted to collect my school fees from my father, she would draw up a
strategy of praising and eulogizing my father. She would call him great names
he did not bear. She would mention great feats and achievements far above his
profile and credit him with them. Even before she was done, he would give her
what she wanted. This strategy worked every time. If this can work for a mortal
man full of limitations, how much more the immortal God who has no limitations?
For all the blessings and protection of the Almighty God, you can never praise
Him enough. When you praise God adequately and magnify His various Names, He is
moved, and once God moves on your behalf, you can expect the miraculous. You can
also expect Him to ambush your enemies and open doors in all aspects of your
life.
Action point
Praise the Lord that you are alive.
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