God Promises Abundant Life Part 3

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 third in a series from Psalm 103 to celebrate God’s promises as we praise the LORD, and forget not all his benefits.
 
Gog Promises he is 8 v compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. Do you thank God for his compassion to graciously send his suffering, risen, glorified Savior to your heart? Does your soul praise God that even amid your sin he does not angrily dismiss you? Instead, you can thank God he kindly awaits your repentance. When life pushes hard against you, the Spirit wants you to know that in his power you can be content in your soul each day.
 
Be assured God promises v 9 he will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever. Yes, we read of the Father’s and the Son’s accusations against his people. Both the law and the gospels contain some very harsh language against the Jews for their hard hearts and stiff necks that reject God’s commands and even kill the prophets. Luke 13:34 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!”
   Thank God his anger is  not an impulsive unreasonable anger, but an anger that God uses to direct his own to know him. He is the Father who has prepared gifts for his children. But they refuse. God is angry for Israel’s refusal to accept his blessings he has generously stored up for them. But you can thank God he Promises V 10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.
   We are prone to believe God should always bless us. We have been taught he’s the giving, abundant God, who loves us regardless of our behavior. This kind of thinking is rebellion against God’s rule. He speaks very purposefully throughout the Bible that he requires your reverent obedience. That means you accept his will to be done in your life. Regardless of where God’s will takes you, your soul should lovingly submit, “Yes, LORD. I am yours.” In all circumstances may all that is within you praise his holy name.
   Remember God’s great love for you has moved him to regenerate your soul into eternal life. God Promises his great love to those who worship him. V 11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him. Through Jesus’ holy blood, your sins are gone - disappeared. God promises they are V 12 as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. This is a prophetic word of the New Covenant fulfilled in Jesus. Are you saved in Jesus? Then know God promises he has removed your sin. You didn’t do it. Nothing you did removed your sins completely. God did.
 
Our next lesson concludes this 4-part celebration of God’s promise from Psalm 103.