Psalm 103:1-3
Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits. Who forgives all your iniquities,who heals all your diseases.
Yesterday we started a review of Psalm 103 that will lead up to the celebration of Thanksgiving Day this Thursday. (Some countries use other dates to celebrate it). Regardless of a particular day, we need to be thankful to the Lord for all He has done for us. Today we focus on His forgiveness of our iniquities and His special healing touch.
How do you describe a person? Tall? Short? Slender? Blonde? Ruddy? Dark? There are many adjectives we may use to describe someone. However, there is one that fits us all: Sinner! Psalm 51:5 reminds us that each of us is born as a sinner; it is not something that we have to learn . . . it is ours by inheritance. (I would rather not inherit this please, but I have no choice!)
Thank the Lord we have an answer to the sin problem: Jesus came into the world to save us sinners and give us eternal salvation. It is not that we deserve it, but we certainly do need it! It is not what we do for Him that determines our salvation, but what He has done for us. By His blood we are offered redemption from sin’s curse.
We are also promised healing. This healing takes many forms, but we know that even when age begins to ravage our anatomy, His healing touch makes us fit for our eternal body that will last forever. Now that is a full-body make over!
May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!
—Pastor Cecil