People who live in the city sometimes forget that God is the God of creation and nature. In India alone, more than 2000+ a acres of pavement are laid each day. Before long, God’s creation might be completely covered by concrete and asphalt. We need to pause and get reacquainted with the God of creation (Read vv.5-7,9). The psalmist refers to the Flood in Noah’s day. It was God’s judgement. But the next judgement He sends will be by fire, not water.

Water also is a blessing. Verses 10 is a beautiful picture of the rivers and springs and hills, all of which enable animals to have food and drink. Verses 11 speaks that, the birds of the heavens nest in the trees by this river side. I like the phrase in verse 12 — “they sing among the branches.” God waters the Earth. The crops grow, the man and the beast are able to live. And as an extra blessing, He put the birds in the branches to sing. All of creation is satisfied (v.13).

The God of creation also is the God of salvation, and He can satisfy your thirsty soul today.

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As you observe nature, you are reminded of God’s physical provision. He also provides for the spiritual needs of His people. Do you have a need today? Ask God to flood your soul with His blessing!

Have you thought lately about angels? We usually don’t think about them because we don’t see or hear them. But God’s Word tells us they are His special messengers. “Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire”

‭‭(v.4‬). We have a fire of God at work—His angels, accomplishing His will.

The angels have always served God. They sang at creation. They visited Abraham. They announced the coming of the Messiah. They sang at Jesus’ birth. They were with Him in the wilderness when He was tempted. They were with Him when He was in the Garden of Gethsemane. And now that Jesus has ascended to heaven, the angels worship and glorify Him there.

Angels also serve us. Hebrews 1:14 says “Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?” Angels are God’s invisible army, His servants, working for us.

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God sends angels to minister to you. It should encourage you to know that they are working on your behalf. Today, thank the Lord for His angels and for their ministry.

“Let’s rejoice today that we are not alone. Greater are those who are with us then those who are against us.”

“Bless the LORD, O my soul” (v.1). The psalmist opens by addressing God on a personal level. He is praising God for what He does and for who He is. As we read this psalm, we discover why God is so wonderful.

He is the merciful Savior (vv.8-12). God in His grace gives us what we don’t deserve and in His mercy doesn’t give us what we do deserve. But He does have a holy temper, and we must not provoke Him by deliberately sinning.

He is the tender Father (vv.13-18). He is tender because He knows we are made of dust. We are frail. We‘re temporary, like a flower that soon fade and dies. Our response to God’s tenderness should be praised and obedience.

He deserves universal praise (vv.19-22). Why do we praise Him? Because His throne is secure. We praise Him because we can keep His commandments, serve Him and praise Him. We praise Him because His works are so wonderful, and He’s allowed us to be a part of them

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The psalm ends the way it begins—on a personal level. “Bless the LORD, O my soul.” Follow the Psalmist lead and praise God for His wonderful attributes and deeds.

This psalm has no petitions, only praise; Verses 3 through 5 are Hebrew poetry with parallel construction. Each verse has two statements. The idea that is presented in the first statement is repeated, illustrated or amplified in the second statement of the words. The second statement in verses 3 through 5 are illustration of three blessings; “forgiveness, redemption and satisfaction.”

The first blessing is forgiveness (v.3). The Psalmist illustrates forgiveness with the concept of spiritual healing. God doesn’t have to heal us, but He does, and every blessing He gives is an atonement. Jesus is our Great Physician (Eph.1:7). What healing is to the body, salvation (forgiveness) is to the soul.

The second lesson is redemption (v.4). Redeem refers to a “ kinsman Redeemer.” The Book of Ruth illustrate redemption, with Boaz as a kinsman redeemer. God protect and provide. He has lifted us from slavery to sovereignty.

The third blessing is satisfaction (v.5). One translation read, “ [He] satisfies thy old age with good things. This verse applies to every stage in life. God restores and renews us. He keeps us young spiritually, for we find satisfaction in His word.

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Do you have God’s blessings of forgiveness and redemption,? If so, do you enjoy the satisfaction that comes from knowing Him and obeying His Word? God restores, renews and bless you that you might bless others.

Someone has said that memory is a sepulchre of broken bones. Someone else has said that memory is a nursery in which children who have grown old play with their broken toys. Memory is the library and the treasury of the mind. Psychiatrist Rollo Mays says, “Memory is not just the imprint of the past upon us; it is the keeper of what is meaningful for our deepest hopes and fears.”

Memory is selective. Often we forget what God has done for us. Charles Spurgeon said, “We write our blessings in the sand, and we engrave our complaints in the marble.” Memory becomes impressed with burdens. The word “remember” is used 14 times in Deuteronomy, and 9 of those warn of forgetting.

True praise ought to come from the heart, not the memory (Matt.15:8). Worship is the believers adoring response to all that God says and does. Engrave God’s blessings in your heart, and you will never grow weary of praising Him.

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Never forget God’s blessings. Praise Him for all He has done. Don’t load your mind with past burdens but enrich it with the memory of His blessings.

God is enthroned in heaven and in control of everything that happens (v.19). Sometimes it may not look like it. If you’re walking by sight, you may wonder if there is a God, does He care?. The psalmist tells us, “Don’t walk by sight; walk by faith.”

God has an army (v.20). The angels act at His command. If we read and study the Word of God and obey it, everything in the universe will work with us. If we don’t obey the Word of God, everything will work against us—just as it did against Jonah, who was running in the wrong direction with the wrong motives, and wrong purpose. God finally brought him to a place of obedience.

Don’t be like Jonah. Have faith that God is in control and working on you in every situation.

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No matter how difficult your day or how discouraging the news might be, lean on the wonderful assurance that God is on His throne (v.19). He is ruling, and His servants are at work accomplishing His Word. Obey God’s Word today and keep walking by faith.

Our God remembers what we often forget. Sometimes we forget the things He wants us to remember, and that gets us into trouble. Have you remembered lately what you are made of? (Read v.13,14). God took the dust of the ground and made Adam. Then He breathing into Adam the breath of life, and he became a living soul. Physically, we are made from the dust. But we have a mark of deity upon us, we are made in the image of God.

When we think of dust, we think of something in common and ordinary. Dust speaks of “weakness” and “frailty.” But it also speaks of tremendous “potential.”... God took the dust and made clay, and then He took the clay and made a man. Where there is dust, there is potential. He is the Potter; we are the clay.

You have to say, “Lord, you made me out of dust but full of potential. And you made me this way that I might be weak in myself but strong in Thee. ‘Mold me and make me after Thy will, while I am waiting, yielded and still.’” (Ref. Phil.4:13; II Cor.4:6).

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Where there is dust, there is potential. Where there is dust, there is opportunity for growth. Continue to yield to Him and His creative process in your life. Ask Him to mould you after His will.

We usually praise the Lord for something He has done for us. Today, let’s thank the Lord for something he has not done (v.10).

Everyone knows the plague of his heart — not only the occasional sins but those that try to get us into bondage. God knows all about it, too. In fact, He knows our sins better than we do. God sees the origin and the outcome of our sins. James pictured sin as an evil pregnancy (1:15).

But the psalmist says that God “has not dealt with us according to our sins.” On what basis does He deal with us? On the basis of the cross, the grace of God. Jesus Christ died for our sins, and God forgive them through the blood of His Son. We can come to Him and ask Him to forgive any sin.

But the knowledge that God does not deal with you the way you deserve to be dealt with should not tempt you to tempt Him. Do not be fast and loose with sin. Hate sin, and rejoice today that you are walking with the Father on the basis of the cross of Jesus Christ.

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Rejoice today that God does not deal with you according to your sin but according to the cross of Jesus Christ. Your forgiveness comes at a great cost. The next time you’re tempted to sin, consider its wages and cost. You are greatly indebted to Christ, so live to please Him.

I wonder how long we could talk to the Lord without asking for something. Psalm 103 has no requests. It is nothing but praise; but David is blessing the Lord.

What are some of these benefits David sings about? They are ones we may have forgotten or that we may be taking for granted.

First, the Lord saves (v.3). The last part of that statement is an illustration of the first part. He forgives all our iniquities in the same way He heals the human body. ... God brings saving health to our lives.

Second, He keeps (v.4). He keeps us and protect us from the destruction around us. He puts a crown on our heads and makes us kings.

Third, He satisfies (v.5). In fact, David says God so satisfies us that our youth is renewed like the eagle’s. The eagle molts, loss it’s old feathers, get a new coat and soars again.

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Do you pray to God for the sole purpose of praising Him? You have much for which to praise Him, for His love and care never cease. He saves, keeps and satisfies you. Never take God for granted; always take time to praise Him.

Have you heard the phrase, “It’s as sure as the world”? In fact, nothing is more unsure than the world (read vv.25,26). The “sure” world will perish. Jesus said, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away” (Matt.24:35): What is the surest things in your life? On what you are building your life? You‘d better be building it on the Lord; He is the only One who is sure.

Jesus always is the same (v.27; Heb.13:8). God has made the universe, and everything around us looks so certain. We can send people from the Earth to the moon. God’s universe is precisely crafted, but He says that all of this will perish.

What should you do, knowing that you live in a temporary world? Trust God, who is sure. Pray to Him. Trust His Word and praise Him. Prayer and praise go together (v.18).

Many people foolishly build their entire lives on the cracked foundations of this world and will one day perish with it. But God is changeless and eternal. He wants you to build your life on Him. When you pray, praise Him for His creation and for His work in your life.