COUNTING YOUR BLESSINGS I
Memorise: Praise the Lord; for the Lord is good: sing
praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.
Psalms 135:3
Read: Psalms 103:1-5,
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all
that is within me, bless his holy name.
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his
benefits:
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy
diseases;
4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee
with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy
youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Bible in one year: Matthew 12:9-13:43, Job 12:13-25
MESSAGE!!!
Ingratitude is dangerous, particularly when it is directed
at God, the Almighty. There are many things we enjoy from God’s benevolence,
but we take for granted. As we saw in the Bible reading for today, when David
seemed to be forgetful of the goodness of the Lord, he decided to preach to his
soul. He took his time to list the blessings of God upon his life so that his
soul could be grateful for each of them.
The first thing he mentioned was the benefit of forgiveness
he enjoyed from the Holy One of Israel. Modern day Christians do not appreciate
the blessing of forgiveness like David did. We often take the work of
redemption for granted. Anyone who appreciates the agonising death of Jesus
Christ on the Cross for the sin of humanity wouldn’t want to indulge in sin any
more, the apostle asked rhetorically:
“What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that
grace may abound?”
Romans 6:1
Only those who take the issue of sin lightly would say, “Let
us sin the more, so that we may enjoy
the grace the more”, and they shall not be guiltless
according to the scriptures:
“For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the
knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a
certain fearful looking for a judgement and fiery indignation, which shall
devour the adversaries.”
Hebrews 10:26-27
Another blessing David listed in his collection of God’s
benefits is divine healing. The Psalmist blessed the Lord for healing, whereas,
some of us who enjoy divine health have never said thank you to the Giver of
good health. The Lord promised that He would not allow us to be plagued with
the kind of sicknesses and diseases that the Egyptian suffered and He made bold
to say:
“… I am the Lord that healeth thee.”
Exodus 15:26
My prayer for someone using this devotional is that the Lord
will grant you divine health which is far superior to healing in Jesus’ name.
However, we must not take God’s grace and blessings for granted. We must
endeavour to show our appreciation by living for God alone and by glorifying
Him in our bodies.
Action Point
Take some time to count the blessings of the Lord upon your
life and give Him adequate gratitude in return.
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