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Daily Devotion: Psalm 103:1-2

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Psalm 103:1-2    "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:"

I think back a few Psalms ago to these words, "Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah." (Psalm 68:19)  How could we forget "all his benefits" (blessings) when God daily loads us down with them?  Yet, the truth remains that we often are forgetful to say a simple, "Thank you Lord for all you do for us each day".

If we simply remind ourselves of our ability without God compared to the blessings He bestows upon us, we would spend more time saying, "thank you Lord," even for the simple things He does for us each day.  It seems to me that gratitude is that element which keeps us humble before God and one another. We live in an age when we are constantly bombarded with the thoughts that we need more and more "things" in our lives. The truth of the matter seems to be that the more stuff we have the less time we spend saying, "thank you."

Today's verses simply remind us that we should spend time each day blessing the Lord.  When we ask God to bless us, we are asking Him to add something to our lives that we feel we need. There is nothing we can give to God that would add to His glory and ability. We are told to Bless the Lord in our praise and honor unto Him. Every one of us has so much for which to be thankful - blessings that God heaps upon us every single day.  May I take Psalm 103, verse one to heart: "Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name."

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