COUNTING YOUR
BLESSINGS II
Memorise: Blessed be the Lord my strength,
which teacheth my hands to war,
and my fingers to fight: Psalms 144:1Read: Psalms 103:1-5, 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.
Bible in one year: Matthew 13:44-16:4, Job
13:1-16
MESSAGE!!!
Still dwelling on
counting your blessings, we must consider some other things as highlighted by
the great Psalmist so that we may understand what made him a great worshipper.
There are many seen and unseen battles of life that pose to destroy us, and it
is the unseen battles of life that pose to destroy us, and it is the unseen
Hands of the Almighty God that have kept us alive. For life alone, we must
bless the Lord. In our memory verse for today, the Psalmist blesses the Lord
for teaching his hands to war and directing his fingers to fight aright. We
must realise that not all fighters win in the battles of life, many are
destroyed by the hostility of life. This might have influenced David to write:
“Bless the Lord O my
soul …. Who redeemeth thy life from destruction….” Psalms 103:4
Considering the
numerous battles David fought, particularly against king Saul, one should know
that but
for God, David would have died a premature death. David lived to a very old
age, though his beloved son overthrew him and sought his life; he survived his
external and internal enemies. To him, the kindness God showed to him was not
ordinary, it was the loving type. Meaning that kindness has categories! How I
wish someone reading this devotional will appreciate God’s kindness to him as
intensely as David did.
David saw good food,
its nourishment and appetite to eat it as blessings from the Lord in verse 5 of
our text today. What a grateful creature of the Almighty God David was. There
is a story told of a woman, from Ijesaland in the South-West of Nigeria, who
was fond of thanking God for good food and the appetite to eat well. Anytime
Mama-Ijesa came up for testimony, she would tell of how God provided not only
good food but also appetite to eat it. Her Pastor became bored of the one and
only testimony of this grateful woman and stopped her from giving testimonies
in the Church. Not long after, the Pastor took ill, and on his sick bed, all
sorts of food were brought to him but he had no appetite to eat any of them.
When Mama-Ijesa came visiting like other parishioners, she innocently asked
whether her Pastor was eating well. It was then that the Pastor realised that
having good food to eat is not enough, but having appetite to eat it is equally
praiseworthy.
Action Point’
Take minimum of 15 minutes to thank God for His
Goodness and Mercies over your life and that of your loved ones.
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