Psalm 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 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.
6 The Lord works righteousness
and justice for all who are oppressed.
7 He made known his ways to Moses,
his acts to the people of Israel.
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.
14 For He knows our frame;
He remembers that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are like grass;
He flourishes like a flower of the field;
16 for the wind passes over it, and it is gone,
and its place knows it no more.
But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting
on those who fear him,
and His righteousness to children's children,
18 to those who keep His covenant
and remember to do His commandments.
The Lord has established His throne in the heavens,
and
His kingdom rules over all.
20 Bless the Lord, O you His angels,
you mighty ones who do His word,
obeying the voice of His word!
21 Bless the Lord, all His hosts,
His ministers, who do His will!
22 Bless the Lord, all His works,
in all places of His dominion.
Bless the Lord, O my soul!
While riding in the car today, Christian Radio was discussing how we will turn from the hard and difficult news, during Historic Pandemic Recovery, and find our hearts warmed to have comfort. The Joy Jesus tells us is in this life.
The Power in the Living Word of God
The Richness and Depth of where we draw His comfort within us. Love. The Truth that Yahweh sent us His Only Son, Jesus Christ, to end death. The bitter sting of an abrupt end of LIFE.
YAHWEH Saves. The Glory of His Kingdom. He tells us in His Nature, we are welcome to His Kingdom. So fascinating to think of our Loved Ones in His Kingdom. He is Heaven on earth, finding more souls to save. An act occurring around us. Years and decades sometimes in the making. Others a sudden understanding of Jesus and His Promise.
Yahweh Saves is both past, present and future. Hope for both the quick and the dead. There isn't an abrupt stop, and there is not a hope for the days ahead. Living Hope.
His salvation is an ongoing work for Him.
Ezekiel tells us dry bones will live. What is hopeless is not at all difficult to God in His Planned time.
Yahweh is a Saving Cry.
In the night. In the routine day of overwhelming events. The father who cried out he had enough faith, Jesus, help him to have more. Jesus tells us we will be angry with Yahweh and believe He is a hard and uncaring Judge. Jesus never shrewdly tells the hurting, but only if you could believe more. Jesus never is petty about His Love. His timing is His own.
The Disciples had to be genuinely upset at Jesus asleep in the Boat. They were long at asking, but believed Jesus would listen, and overcame a silent respect. To call SAVE US, JESUS!
Yahweh a Cry for Saving!
But our Lord is not One who rejoices in the sorrow of our hearts.
Jesus spoke sharply to the Woman of Phoenician Cyrene. He wanted her prayer to be richer and more filled with what she was asking of God. She had to see, her needs might be so intense to her, but to the Lord God Almighty, is God. He, Who has so many children, she might be only the beloved pup sitting and waiting in the Lord's Planned Day. She could bring the Lord comfort in her appeal by giving Him some understanding of His Way. She, a child of God, could be more like a beloved pet. A mercy instead of a nag. And could bring unconditional love and loyalty, being His Beloved. Being humble to the Lord did not her life.
YHWH is a Cry for Help.
Elijah put all he had into being brave enough to die the day he confronted Ahab. Took on the prophets of Baal. And after all of this ongoing heroic work for God, he could only be jazzed to have lived and seen the Miracles of God Himself. Instead, he was human. Tired, depressed, dejected. And could not pull himself up by Elijah's boot straps. Even in hearing God whisper, Elijah had to rely on God to have the faith to go on. He needed the Lord to carry him through that day to recover. When we can't do the impossible that looks like we should be able to do, we rely on Jesus to help us do the next step.
YHWY is my Help.
By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God. And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God. By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised. Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.
And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets— who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life.
We read what the Saints suffered and wonder why God didn't stop the suffering. Why should we trust the Lord? Then we read about Hezekiah, not following in his father's doubt. We know John stayed with Jesus and saw many years of help and miracles. We read of the redemption of John Mark. We find the lives so fruitful, Jesus and the Holy Spirit created a new world so quickly. And understand the JOY not defined in the hardship. Hope, faith and Love. The comfort of being told, I'm praying for you.
Abba, Father,
I believe the Pandemic Recovery Years have a definite
history of being nutty.
I believe the Pandemic Recovery Years
will conclude as mankind learns kindness
and up building the Body of Christ.
I believe this will occur.
I really believe we all want this to occur quickly.
Father, I believe You help us.
Hold us in Faith, Father.
Hold families in Love and faith.
Help us to have expectation of healing.
Help us to be the Light of God
Shining.
You never Leave or Forsake us
in all the Power of Yahweh.
Dwell in us to enrich us
as we cannot.
Dwell in those we Love
that they have Your Blessing
and know Your Love.
Help us to seek You first
and see the mercies each day,
looking to see healing around us,
not reported in the News,
but surrounding us.
Help us to seek You
and see our Blessings.
And we will finish well
in Jesus Christ.
Thank You, Father God.
Amen.
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