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From:
Mary Padgett Ministries, Inc.
A Word In Due Season
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BENEFITS OF GOD
Scripture: Psalms 103:2 "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits."
Man
is a three part being. He lives in a body, which houses his soul
and spirit. His body is his sense-consciousness, meaning the body
uses the five senses and relates to the material world. The
body's function is to see, hear, taste, feel, and smell. The soul
of man is the self-consciousness of his being and is comprised of the
mind, will, intellect, and emotions. The soul's function is
to think, make choices, and express feelings. The soul links the
body to the spirit. The spirit of man is the highest part by
which we have God-consciousness and is the part of man that is able to
comprehend God, commune with God, and worship Him. Andrew Murray
said, "God dwells in the spirit; self dwells in the soul; and sense
dwells in the body."
In this Psalm, David speaks to his
soul or that part of his being that links his body with his
spirit. He tells his mind, will, intellect, and emotions to
remember God and all of His benefits. In so doing, he encourages
himself in the spiritual realm. We find David doing this
throughout the scriptures. When he found himself in
discouraging places in the natural, he would speak to his soul
until he was renewed in his spirit. In this particular psalm,
David listed some of the benefits of God and told his soul to
remember them and bless God for them. I encourage you to meditate
on these benefits and SPEAK THEM ALOUD to your own soul. As you
do, you will find that your spirit will be renewed and your faith will
begin to rise as you hear your mouth speaking God's Word. (Psalms
103 - Paraphrased for clearer understanding.)
1) God forgives all my sins - vs. 3
2) God heals all my diseases - vs. 3
3) God redeems my life from destruction - vs. 4
4) God crowns me with loving kindness - vs. 4
5) God crowns me with tender mercies - vs. 4
6) God satisfies me with good things - vs. 5
7) God renews my youth as the eagle - vs. 5
8) God judges me righteously when I am oppressed
by the enemy - vs. 6
9) God will show His ways to me - vs. 7
10) God will show His acts to me - vs. 7
11) God is gracious to me - vs. 8
12) God is patient and slow to anger with me - vs. 8
13) God has plenty of mercy towards me - vs. 8
14) God reproves me temporarily - vs. 9
15) God's anger passes and He does not stay mad at me - vs. 9
16) God does not punish me according to what I deserve - vs.10
17) God removes my sins as far as the east is from the west - vs. 12
18) God pities me like a father pities his child because I fear Him - vs. 13
19) God remembers that I am only human - vs. 14
20) God has numbered my days on this earth and He causes me
to flourish as a flower - vs. 15
21) God has eternal mercy towards me because I fear Him - vs. 17
22) God shows righteousness to my children and grandchildren - vs. 17
23) God shows His righteousness to me because I obey His
commandments - vs. 18
24) God's throne is in the heaven and He is in control - vs. 19
25) God's kingdom rules over me on this earth - vs. 19
26) God's angels excel in strength and hearken to His Word to
minister to me - vs. 20-21 +++ |
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