Praise The LORD, O My Soul

“Praise the LORD, O my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits

- who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases.”
Psalm 103:1-3

The rainfall over the past month has been incredible. Out of 31 days in May, 24 of them were blessed with rain. I say blessed, because I remember the many months of drought prior to May when we would be praying for God to open the flood gates. With that in mind, have you taken a moment as you ran to your car in a down pour or after you hurried outside to close your car window or as you were leaving the game mid-way due to a sudden storm, to stop and praise the Lord for the rain that He has graciously sent?

What else do you have to praise the Lord for and about today? David gets right to it and exhorts us to not just praise the Lord, but to do with everything that is within us. Our as I like to say, with our “everythingness”! Packed in the first three verses of Psalm 103 are four reasons why praise should flow out of the hearts of every believer!

1. Because the Lord is Holy – He is the only one who can claim this and we are blessed to be His children. (Vs. 1)
2. Because of all of God’s benefits toward us – Everything good in our lives, past present and future are from a gracious God who loves to bless His children with Good things! (Vs. 2)
3. Because of God’s forgiveness of our sins – Through Christ, your sins are cleansed and forgotten. God Himself paid a debt that He did not owe instead of us having to suffer a debt that we could not pay. (Vs. 3)
4. Because God heals all of our diseases – That’s right! Even if the most terrible disease is eating away at every fiber of your being today, if you know Jesus, one day, maybe in glory, you will be free; no more sickness, suffering or death. (Vs. 3)

Okay, are you doing a dance of praise yet? Take time today to give Him praise. Because, my friend, God is good – all the time and all the time – God is good! Amen!