Passage
Psalm 103:1-22 (ESV)
Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch
Acts 8:26-40
Key Verse: 8:35
Praise the Lord, O My Soul
Date: Nov. 26, 2015
Daily Bread
Key Verse: 103:1
First, remember God's benefits (1-7). The Psalmist praises God with all of his heart and soul. God loves our thanks and praise. Our worshipping God should always encompass deep heartfelt thanks and praise welling up from our inmost being. We thank him because he forgives our sins; heals our diseases; redeems us; crowns us with love and compassion; he gives us good things; and even our youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Second, the Lord is abounding in love (8-22). Although we are sinners who deserve God's judgment, "as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us" (12). God's wonderful grace to us merits our sincere and never ending praise and thanks. He is our loving father. "As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him" (13). Even the angels and all the heavenly hosts cannot but praise the Lord!
Prayer: Lord, thank you for all your rich blessings you poured on us.
One Word: Praise the Lord, O my soul!
