Psalm 103:1-5, 8-13
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 iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
5 who satisfies you with good
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
8 The Lord is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
9 He will not always chide,
nor will he keep his anger forever.
10 He does not deal with us according to our sins,
nor repay us according to our iniquities.
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
13 As a father shows compassion to his children,
so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.
Let's bless the Lord together. So, today we'll clean the house as much as we can. And we'll make sure the rest of the family does too. And work as hard as we can at our jobs. That blesses the LORD. When our attitude is our efforts are for the LORD.
Well, it does. But the best way to bless the Lord, God Almighty - is looking at the Scriptures to find out what He loves to be honored with. Believing what He says and waiting upon HIM. Giving Him Thanks. Taking the blessings of the day and resting in them. Looking at others around us with compassion.
Believing all things are possible with God. Believing the way things are, this is arranged by God.
God never does expect us to earn His Promises. He wants us to remember He benefits us. Renews us. Redeems us. We all want people to accept us for who we are. And not be loved for just the good things. In this passage, God reminds us, it is a blessing to remember all of the benefits of God.
2 Peter 1:4
by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.
Moving to The Woodlands, continuing to rely upon HIM
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
For me and ours
Matthew 11:28-29
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Resting in HIS promises.
Philippians 4:19
And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Even when we mistake situations. Our talents of discernment are not enough. We needn't fault ourselves. God is still the One in Charge.
Romans 8:37-39
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
We can rest easily, like lambs.
Proverbs 1:33
but whoever listens to me will dwell secure
and will be at ease, without dread of disaster.
Even when we acknowledge, just in a glimmer of temper at life and situational imperfections. We do not baby ourselves by imagined perfection.
John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
People will always let us down. We must realize it is God who is Good. Saved by God. Not by ourselves.
Romans 10:9
because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
When all is dark and dishonest, times of trouble. Or just not completely honest.
2 Corinthians 12:9
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me."
Even in times of fellowship, joy, integrity. God is still the LORD.
Ephesians 2:8
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God
Gifts of God are our reason, our preferences, our determination, our insight, circumstance, accident and illness. Receiving insight from others. Discernment from within and from the Scriptures. Signs and wonders. And sometimes the plain Ewwww factor.
1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
Freedom from living in fear of offending God.
Jude 1:24
Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy.
1 Corinthians 15:3-10
For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. 8 Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace towards me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
Paul, a former murderer of Christians, was concerned with works and grace.
Peter, the rock of God's Church spoke of the way people fall, suffering for right causes as a Christian with hope.
2 Peter 1:5-8
5 For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, 6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, 7 and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. 8 For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Peter says with the gift of faith we should have brotherly affection with love. And be careful of lawlessness. Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Believing:
2 Peter 1:4
by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.
Moving to The Woodlands, continuing to rely upon HIM
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
For me and ours
Matthew 11:28-29
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Resting in HIS promises.
Philippians 4:19
And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Even when we mistake situations. Our talents of discernment are not enough. We needn't fault ourselves. God is still the One in Charge.
Romans 8:37-39
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
We can rest easily, like lambs.
Proverbs 1:33
but whoever listens to me will dwell secure
and will be at ease, without dread of disaster.
Even when we acknowledge, just in a glimmer of temper at life and situational imperfections. We do not baby ourselves by imagined perfection.
John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
People will always let us down. We must realize it is God who is Good. Saved by God. Not by ourselves.
Romans 10:9
because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
When all is dark and dishonest, times of trouble. Or just not completely honest.
2 Corinthians 12:9
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me."
Even in times of fellowship, joy, integrity. God is still the LORD.
Ephesians 2:8
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God
Gifts of God are our reason, our preferences, our determination, our insight, circumstance, accident and illness. Receiving insight from others. Discernment from within and from the Scriptures. Signs and wonders. And sometimes the plain Ewwww factor.
1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
Freedom from living in fear of offending God.
Jude 1:24
Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy.
1 Corinthians 15:3-10
For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. 8 Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace towards me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
Paul, a former murderer of Christians, was concerned with works and grace.
Peter, the rock of God's Church spoke of the way people fall, suffering for right causes as a Christian with hope.
2 Peter 1:5-8
5 For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, 6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, 7 and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. 8 For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Peter says with the gift of faith we should have brotherly affection with love. And be careful of lawlessness. Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
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