God Promises an Abundant Life Part 2

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.
 
WE continue from the previous lesson to praise the LORD, and remember all his benefits.
 
God Promises he is one who v 4b crowns you with love and compassion. He does not crown you with earthly riches or the rewards of your good deeds. Your crown is God’s eternal merciful gift to you. 1 Peter 5:4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away. Wear the crown of love and compassion because Jesus wore the crown of thorns for you.
 
God Promises he is one v 5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. The only way we know complete satisfaction is to dwell in Jesus’ gifts. He tells us he is living water (John 4). He is the bread of life (John 6). He is the resurrection and the life (John 11). He satisfies our earthly desires and points us to heaven’s peace. Jesus is the good shepherd (John 10), who is the way, the truth and the life (John 14). Your weariness becomes strength when you in faith receive Jesus’ renewing, resurrection strength.
 
God Promises he v 6 works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. This is the Bible’s story. God  has been at work since Eden to bring his righteousness and justice to the oppressed. Who are the oppressed? They are the human race, all of us born dead in your transgressions and sins (Ephesians 2:1). The oppressed have yet to know Jesus is Savior. The oppressed live under Satan’s dictatorship, doomed to darkness and destruction. You praise God that he works righteousness into your life through Jesus’ resurrection and the Spirit’s power. Romans 6:20 When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. 21 What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! 22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. Jesus has freed you from sin’s bondage with his nail-pierced hands to firmly and tenderly hold you in his authority. Praise the LORD!
 
You know God Promises are true because v 7 he made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel. From the very beginning, God has told mankind who he is. The revelations of his Word and his works through creation have exhibited his character to us. Jesus said, “For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open.” (Luke 8:17) God blesses you with himself. He anoints you to know him, so you will love him and seek his pleasure. Praise the LORD!
 
We’ll continue with Psalm 103’s promises in our next lesson.