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This is my private space to plant whatever I want and weed it when I need to.I love to create be it with words or with art mediums or music.God put the creative part of me in the forefront of my life.

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Gods' Benefit Package

Psalm 68:19
Blessed [be] the Lord, [who] daily loadeth us [with benefits, even] the God of our salvation. Selah.
A.Blessed meaning to kneel before and reverance as in prayer and worship of our God.
Be the Lord…only used for God.
Who daily loadeth …loadeth like a burrow is loaded with supplies for a journey.
The God of our Salvation
El………..The strong one.The mighty one.
Salvation….deliverance.
B.Selah here is used as a pause or reflective period but may be considered
From our point of view as being so overwhelmed in worship and praise that
You cannot help but stop and totally focus on the awesomeness of God.

Psa 103:1
[[[A Psalm] of David.]] Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, [bless] his holy name.

Psa 103:2
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

Psa 103:3
Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

Psa 103:4
Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

Psa 103:5
Who satisfieth thy mouth with good [things; so that] thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

Psa 103:6
The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.

Psa 103:7
He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.

Psa 103:8
The LORD [is] merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

Psa 103:9
He will not always chide: neither will he keep [his anger] for ever.

Psa 103:10
He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

Psa 103:11
For as the heaven is high above the earth, [so] great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

Psa 103:12
As far as the east is from the west, [so] far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

Psa 103:13
Like as a father pitieth [his] children, [so] the LORD pitieth them that fear him.

Psa 103:14
For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we [are] dust.

Psa 103:15
[As for] man, his days [are] as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

Psa 103:16
For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.

Psa 103:17
But the mercy of the LORD [is] from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;

Psa 103:18
To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.

Psa 103:19
The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.

Psa 103:20
Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.

Psa 103:21
Bless ye the LORD, all [ye] his hosts; [ye] ministers of his, that do his pleasure.

Psa 103:22
Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.

C.Let us begin to look at what King David described as Gods list of benefits.This is in no way even touching the surface of what is included in Gods care plan of us:
1.Forgiveness for all our iniquities.
2.Healing for all our diseases.
3.Redemption from destruction.
4.Crowneth us with loving kindness and tender mercies.
This crowneth means to surround and protect us.
5.Satisifieth thy mouth with good things so thy youth is renewed like the eagles.

Lets look at what the word says about eagles:

Deu 32:11
As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:
That is not only ultimate protection and care but also rest and guidance.

6.The execution of righteousness for all that are oppressed.You can’t argue over a free lawyer who is also the judge.

7.He makes his ways known and acts unto His people.God does not keep us in the dark but explains Himself and reveals Himself.He is the ultimate good communicator.

8.Merciful and gracious.Slow to anger and plenteous in mercy.
The word plenteous means exceedingly merciful ,abundantly merciful.The eleventh verse says His mercy is unmeasurable.

9.He doesn’t stay mad at us.The word says He will not always chide.
When you ask the Lord for forgiveness its what you get.He does not do like man and hold resentment.That is a human failing not an attribute of God.

10.He does not give us the punishment we truly deserved because of the blood of Jesus.That beautiful precious blood that flowed on Calvarys cross covered a multitude of sins.The word says Love covereth a multitude of sins.

11.Removal of transgressions from as far as the East is from the West.As we know the
East and West will never meet.So it’s a continual removing.

12.He tenderly loves and has compassion upon us.(pittieth)

13.He remembers that we are but dust.He knows our minds,our intellects or human limitations.

14.There is no end to God.He has no human limitations.We are here on earth for a season
and our productivity here is for a season.He however will always be and always was.There is no end to His policy and procedure manual.The mercy He extends to us will
extend also to our grandchildren.The bible says unto thy childrens children.Now how is that for insurance coverage?That is if you are a partaker of the New Covenant and are walking in obedience.Coverage is only negated by a failure to follow the book.

The scripture goes to prove once again that a life lived for God is much more beneficial
And much more abundant than a life lived for self.

. Psa 116:12
What shall I render unto the LORD [for] all his benefits toward me?
D..What service can we give the Lord for all the benefits He has provided?
We can give Him praise and thanks and worship.We can fellowship with Him.
But we can never repay Him for all He does watching over us.

E.In Conclusion:
God’s benefit plan outweighs all the corporate benefit plans of this world.No company provides twenty-four hour insurance coverage that goes out to even your grandchildren.Nor does it promise that the Angel of the Lord would encamp about you.Nor does it promise healing for your body or salvation for your soul.Now that’s a benefit package out of this world!

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