“Praise the LORD, O my
soul, and forget not all his benefits – who forgives…and heals…who redeems …and
crowns…who satisfies…youth is renewed…compassionate and gracious, slow to
anger, abounding in love.” Psalm 103:1-8.
I would give anything in this world to hear David sing this
song while playing his harp. He lifted these
words to God, words void of requests…absent of groanings…short on pleas. He was fervently worshipping with every fiber
of his being all he knew of God. It was
a time of reverence and worship, and we get to be blessed enough to scoot up
our spiritual chairs next to him. As we
close our eyes and experience his Psalm do we really feel in our soul the awe
and reverence that he was experiencing? Do
our souls explode with praise when considering all God has done in our
lives? When going about our day do we
lift prayers filled with gratitude of who God is? Do we praise and worship Him apart from our
petitions, requests and pleas? Is our
attitude like David’s… a spirit of engagement with God instead of entertainment
with music?
Our fellowship and worship should form our own psalm, our
own affirmations of who God is coupled with gratitude and praise. We do not
need a musical instrument or a good singing voice for our hearts to write our
own spiritual psalm. We should live our
lives as a psalm sharing our testimonies with others. I love the image David paints through his
words describing God’s love and forgiveness.
“For as high as the
heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as
far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from
us.” Psalm 103:12. He equates God’s
love from heaven to earth…vertically…and
His forgiveness from east to west…horizontally. When the vertical love of God is crossed with
the horizontal sacrifice of Christ the cross is formed. God’s ultimate love and forgiveness is found
at the intersection of the cross.
Everything we are and everything we experience is rooted in
this love like none other from our awesome God.
May our words, actions and activities form the beautiful music like a
psalm from yester year.
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