Psalm 103 & 104
Both Psalms sing praises to the Lord. They list the actions and attributes of the Lord as a means of giving praise. We are told the Lord forgives, heals, redeems crowns, satisfies and renews, and that is just the first five verses of chapter 103. Spend a few minutes today thinking of these actions of God in the first five verses. Consider how God acts and has acted for you.
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Thank you for reminding me to think of how God has acted for me. A preacher in St. Louis used to recite the first 3 verses of Psalm 103 during his teachings alot of times. He taught in times of trouble to praise the Lord. I memorized those 3 verses. They became my literal lifeline when my dad was ill. When I had prayed every prayer -and cried every tear - the Holy Ghost always brought these 3 verses to my rememberance and I recited them over and over. The miracle of the Lord's peace would come over me leaving me speechless. HE was always reassuring me HE was there...I could sense His comforting presence in an overwhelming way. The day my Dad went to be with Jesus, I had gone out to pick up a prescription from the pharmacy at the hospital for him. Just as I gave the prescription to the pharmacist, my cell phone rang. I knew what the call was about...my sister told me to drive safely and come on back to Dad's house. It was only a 5 min drive. Dad had passed away. Before departing the hospital, I ran into the chapel...there I opened the Bible to Psalm 103, knelt at the alter, and with tears running down my face, I praised the Lord with those 3 verses. I drove slowly back to Dad's, shaking inside & out, still praising the Lord, with the song "Shout to the Lord" playing. I thanked the Lord for HIS faithfulness. The moment I opened the door to Dad's, the nurse told me his heart had stopped beating but started beating a few minutes before I walked in... I am convinced it was when I was kneeling and praising the Lord in the chapel that the Lord allowed my Dad's heart to beat again so he would live long enough for me to get back and say goodbye to him. I got to hold Dad and told him it was okay to go be with Jesus now. He would have no more sorrow, no more pain, and he would live forever with Jesus;(Rev 21:4) and someday we would all be together with Jesus. To have been able to say this to Dad and have all my sisters there - this was a true miracle. Jesus healed my Dad - spiritually; the most important way. The first 3 verses of Psalm 103 almost alway bring tears to my eyes reminding me of HIS faithfulness, HIS redemptive power, and how HE is the only ONE who truly satisfies the soul!
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