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Give Thanks To The LORD!

Psalm 103:1-13Slide2

Psalm 103:1-13

Praise the LORD, O my soul;

all my inmost being, praise his holy name.  Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits-

who forgives all your sins

and heals all your diseases,

who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good thingsso that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. The LORD works righteousnessand justice for all the oppressed. He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel: Slide3

Psalm 103:1-13 continued

The LORD is compassionate and gracious,

slow to anger, abounding in love.  He will not always accuse,nor will he

harbor

his anger forever;

 he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.  For as high as the heavens are above the earthso great is his love for those who fear him;  as far as the east is from the west,so far has he removed our transgressions from us. As a father has compassion on his children,so the LORD has compassion on those who fear himSlide4

What Are We Thankful For?Slide5

Be Thankful for FORGIVENESS

Verse 3a: “…who forgives all your sins…”There’s no mistaking it—God offers forgiveness. All any person must do is repent and forsake his sin, and God will forgive him and revoke the penalty of sin.

This forgiveness is a…

Promise of the Father

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Provision of the Son Proclamation in the Bible Required practice in the churchSlide6

Be Thankful for REDEMPTION

Verse 4a: “…who redeems your life from the pit…”The Lord not only our souls from hell, but He also redeems our lives from the clutches of the devil.

Redemption = “ the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil” = “the act of purchasing back something previously sold”

“He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD” (Psalm 40:2,3).Slide7

Be Thankful for HEALING

Verse 3b: “…who heals all your diseases…”

I believe the Holy Spirit can help us to see three important truths contained in this verse.All healing is divine healing and all recovery from sickness, injury and surgery is the result of the healing properties that God has built into our bodies. Medicine, surgery and therapy are merely extensions of God’s healing ministry.

This verse doesn’t say that God heals everyone’s diseases, but that He heals all diseases. There is no disease or sickness that lies beyond Hid healing power—not even what we call “incurable.” He is the Great Physician.

The main truth I learned is that the Psalmist is speaking to his soul. “Bless the Lord, O my soul,” he said, “who heals all your diseases.

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Be Thankful for the Lord’s Love and Compassion

Verse 4a: “…crowns you with love and compassion…”In one of Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman’s meetings, a man rose to give the following remarkable testimony: “I got off at the Pennsylvania depot one day as a tramp. For a year I begged on the streets for a living. One day I touched a man on the shoulder and said, “Mister, please give me some money so I can have something to eat.” As soon as I saw his face, I recognized him as my father. ‘Father, don’t you know me?’ I asked. Throwing his arms around me, he cried, ‘I’ve found you! I’ve found you! All I have is yours!’ Think of it! That I a tramp, stood begging my father for a few cents, when for 18 years he had been looking for me to give me all he was worth.”

How similar this is to the loving kindness

and tender mercies of the Lord which

accompany our lives every day.Slide9

Be Thankful for the Satisfaction and Renewal that Comes from the Father.

Verse 5: “…who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”

This reminds me of the words of Jesus, given in the sermon on the Mount: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied” (Matt.5:6).

When we seek God’s righteousness, He grants it. Psalm 107:9 says, “He has satisfied the thirsty soul and the hungry soul He has filled with what is good.”

But that’s not the end. Verse 5 also says that God will renew my youth like the eagle’s. The eagle is known for three things: size, strength, and longevity.

This is the result of living a fulfilled, satisfied, spiritual life. I am constantly being renewed, refreshed, and revived in my soul and God is doing it all!No wonder then that the Psalmist said, “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!”Slide10

Be Thankful

“If men thanked God for good things, they wouldn’t have time to complain about the bad.” - Jewish ProverbAs you sit down to your Thanksgiving meal take time to thank God for these blessings:

SalvationRedemptionHealing

Love & Compassion

Satisfaction & Renewed Life