Psalm 103:1-2 KJV
[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:
Tbis is a psalm of David, the one called the man after God's heart. There is a practice that was common to David, and that was his ability and capacity to find God in the midst of any experience he had. There were times when he would do wrong, and he knew he had done wrong, but he would seek God out and strive to amend his ways. He would also find God when times were tough and he was being pursued by enemies. In the days before his kingship, it was the bear and the lion. In the days after his anointing as king, it was Goliath the bully, and even Saul the king, using the instrument of state to oppress David. Even when his son carried out a palace coup, and did very terrible things to David's concubines, David would still hold on to God in his distress and troubles. That is the model that has now been laid out for us to follow, and we will do well to learn from this model and apply it to our lives.
David makes his personal example the lesson for us to be guided by. He tells his soul to just focus on God. It is hard to do sometimes, when you consider all the things going on in the world today. The world's systems and processes keep seeking for ways to exclude God completely, and is headed in the direction of destruction, as it had been prophesied of it. Men are seeking new and novel ways to rebel against God's express commands, but in the midst of all of these, the reminder still goes out to all who will hear: God is still on the throne, and His purpose and plan can never be thwarted or defeated. This is the message of the verse above: when you consider this God, who He is and what He can do, it is not a wonder that we are asked to bless Him with all that we are and have. To bless someone is to cause that person to increase in that whixh you are giving.
You may wonder how a God who does not lack anything can be increased by that which I give. It is not so much about what I can give, but about the understanding of who this God is, who calls me to a special relationship with Him. There is nothing I can do that will reduce who God is or what He can do. To be able to bless God is a privilege that must not be taken for granted. To bless God is an acknowledgement that alll I need for Life and Godliness are IN Him, and outside of Him, there is no life. To bless God is an opportunity to increase in all that God is and gives. As I bless Him, I am acknowledging His goodness and grace upon my life. As I bless Him, I am making it clear that I cannot function at my optimum outside of Him. He is the reason why I can access the throne of grace, and receive all the help that I need for such times as these. Same God; different generations, but the need has not changed. God wants to show Himself strong in our lives. Would you let Him? God's time of favour is here.
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