DAY EIGHT

“Praise the Lord, O my soul,

and forget not all His benefits –

who forgives all your sins

and heals all your diseases.”

Psalm 103:2,3

COMMENT

In Psalm 139 you learned about God’s power, His presence and His intimate knowledge of you.  Psalm 103 focuses on God’s great love, compassion and mercy.  Just imagine how you would feel inside if you were burdened by the guilt of your sin, and you had no way to get rid of it.  David knew what it was like to carry a great burden of guilt, but he also knew what it was like to be forgiven.  This is how he felt after God had forgiven him for his affair with Bathsheba and his conniving to get rid of her husband.  “Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.  Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord does not count against him and in whose spirit is no deceit.”  Psalm 32:1,2.  Don’t you think that this is a very good reason to give God praise and thanks today?

PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING

Have you ever thought about all the bad things you have said and done that God has forgiven and removed from you?  Thank Him for His mercy to you, that He has removed all your sins and washed you clean in the blood of His Son.  He will never hold anything against you that you have confessed, and He has forgiven.