August 13, 2012 - Psalm 103

Good morning fam, Yea - I am back home and on schedule again. For people like me, that's a good thing. :) Being gone for 2 full weeks was VERY refreshing, but I do much better in a routine. I guess I wasn't designed to be a "beach bum." wink Just a word for us today from Psalm 103. This came alive to me yesterday and really ministered to me - hope it helps you. This passage begins by declaring, "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and ALL that is within me PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits:" Then here's the revelation that came to me - "who forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases, redeems my life from the pit, crowns me with love and compassion, satisfies my desires with good things so that my youth is renewed as the eagle." Now, I think most of us accept that God has forgiven ALL our sins - yes? But what about the next phrase......heals all my diseases? Do we pick and choose which part of the verse we can believe and others we can't? Our health issues are diseases that come upon our bodies. Let's thank the Lord for healing them! The next comma leads us to "redeems me from the pit." Isn't that Galatians 5:1 that we memorized a year ago? We accept his forgiveness.....can we accept his FREEDOM from obesity? I know you see where I am going with this. How about "satisfies my desires with good things"...........could we look at that as God causes our desire for sugar to be satisfied with a healthy alternative in order to prevent arthritis????? I think so! If we accept the first part of the verse, let's accept it all! This verse is a PROMISE. Because of God's character, we know he doesn't lie. So, let's grab the truth in this, do our part to stand in freedom (Gal 5:1), and have our youth RENEWED by walking in health. Let's allow our body to be healed and renewed according to this mighty promise! Love you guys - press into truth! It belongs to us. PK