Today —— our responsibility regardless of feelings, is to bless the Lord from our souls. The soul is the deepest part of who we are. That’s the level that God desires to share with us today. Every day!
And not just from our souls, but the Psalmist writes, “let all that is within me, bless His holy name.” Every ounce of our being, every day can be called into account by blessing the Lord. Blessing Him with the thoughts of our minds, blessing Him with the service of our strength, blessing Him with the kindness from our hearts; with the words from our mouths, with the sights of our eyes, with the choices for our ears, and so on and so on and so on.
And yet it’s easy to forget, right? It’s easy to wake up in your feelings, acting on temptation, or just plain forgetting that your life is not your own.
When we forget to bless the Lord, we forget His benefits. There are benefits to following God. There are benefits to centering with Him on a soul level everyday, and Psalm 103 tells us to forget NOT all His benefits.
HE FORGIVES ALL YOUR SINS. Not some, not the ones you repent of…for those in Christ Jesus, God sees His beloved Son rather than your sin! Even the sin that you forgot about, or don’t know about!
HE HEALS ALL YOUR DISEASES. God has the full picture. Your diseases, your sickness, your hardship, or your life may not look or be the way you wished it was right now. But when you choose every morning to bless the Lord from the depths of your soul regardless of your circumstance, you’ll remember the benefit that God’s in eternity, your place is secure in eternity, and every temporal thing you feel today prepares you for eternal perfection then!
HE REDEEMS YOUR LIFE FROM THE PIT. I am prone to run toward the pit. Ultimately, I’m prone to run head long toward the pit of hell, but even after God in His grace has saved me from hell, I still run to pits. The pit of despair, the pit of depression, the pit of anxiety, the pit of negativity…you name your pit. But then remember! He redeems your life from the pit! You don’t have to live there, or fall into there! Bless the Lord from the depth of your soul, and remember today what He has done for you!
HE CROWNS ME WITH LOVE AND MERCY, AND SATISFIES ME WITH GOOD. He’ll give you that crown every day. Every time you turn to him, seek Him first, and bless Him from your soul, you will find these good things.
So in remembering to bless Him from my innermost being everyday, despite my feelings or circumstances, I will undoubtedly be reminded of His great benefits and find strength for today. He’s that good! All the time!
You should read Psalm 103:1-5. Now? Yes! But perhaps every morning. What a way to lead your thoughts every morning to the place of praise. Your flesh will naturally move toward the pits of this world and you will easily forget the benefits of following God when your soul is not anchored in worship.