God Promises Abundant Life Part 1

Psalms 103:1-2 Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. 2 Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.
 
This is the first of a four-part celebration of God’s promises in Psalm 103.
 
ARE you eager to praise the LORD? Read through the psalm and savor this beautiful song from David as your own heart’s expression to praise the Father, Son and Spirit. Pause and thank God he causes you to know and remember all his benefits. God’s benefits are God himself, revealed in his promises from his holy throne.
 
God Promises he is one v 3 who forgives all your sins. Note the word “all”. It is written 11 times in the psalm to point us toward a complete commitment to God because he is completely committed to us. We praise him with all our heart. He forgives all our sin. You must commit all of your soul fo your relationship with God. Yes, praise him with all your heart because he forgives all your sin. 1 John 2:12 I write to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name. 
 
God Promises he is one who V 3b heals all your diseases. The Bible reveals God has the power to heal any disease, even death. And the Bible also teaches God is not obligated to heal all requests. For example, we read in Acts of the apostles Peter, John and Paul healing all diseases and even resurrecting the dead. Yet we learn from Paul that God did not heal two of his friends. (Philippians 2:25-30 and 2 Timothy 4:20) And the LORD did not heal Paul from the “thorn in my flesh”. (2 Corinthians 12:7). God answers healing prayers as he answers all prayers with, “Yes.” “No.” “Not now.” Pray for your friends’ and your own healing in Jesus’ name. Acts 3:16 By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus' name and the faith that comes through him that has given this complete healing to him, as you can all see. Submit to God’s response. Rejoice that God’s promise to heal all diseases will be fulfilled at the end of the age. Romans 8:18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
 
God Promises he is one v 4a who redeems your life from the pit. David saw God’s power to rescue him from death many times. The faithful Jews trusted God to redeem them from the pit of their enemies’ oppression. This is also about eternal life. To the Jews, hell is a pit they called Sheol. To the Christian, this is the great promise of Christ’s redemptive power. Romans 5:17 For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ. May your soul praise God your eternal life is in heaven!
 
We’ll continue God’s promises of himself in our next lesson.