This is very personal Psalm, even though it is often read in our church services. How does it start? 'Bless the Lord, O my soul and all that is within me'. 'Bless' means to praise with love and thankfulness. The Psalmist says, do this yourself. Don't leave it to others. God has done so much for you personally. Tell him yourself how grateful you are. What are some of the things God has done? (vv. 8-12). What does this Psalm say? He has forgiven us. That is something which is not easy for us to do, is it? We sometimes find it very difficult to forgive other people. But God does it all the time for us. I came the first time to God as a sinner and he forgave my sins. I still fail and sin. But now I come as a child to my loving Father and he still forgives me. Isn't that wonderful? There is nothing our Father would not do for his child (vv. 13-14). The only question is this: Is it good for the child? The Psalm says thatGod is even kinder than any human father could ever be. He knows our weakness and our need. Try and think of all that a human father would do for his child. Remember our loving heavenly Father goes far beyond all that! Now think of our Father's faithfulness (vv. 15-18). Man is like grass, here today and gone tomorrow. Our best friend may not be able to fulfill his promise to us, however much he may wish to do so. God our Father can and does. He has proved it over and over. He is always the same. He cannot fail. Don't you think then that we ought to praise him and thank him personally for all he has done and for his love for us? Remember the words of Philippians 4:6, 'In everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God'. Try saying thank you to God. You may be surprised how much it will do for you as well as being a joy to your heavenly Father.
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