Passage: Psalm 103

Pastor Eddie Brown

Do you ever make a list? I'm pretty sure we all do and we make all kinds of lists. We make lists because its not a good idea to simply rely on our memories. Otherwise we'll be standing in an aisle at the grocery store asking ourselves the question: What do I need to buy for that recipe?

In Psalm 103 David makes a list of all of God's benefits, blessing, he has received. It's not a complete list, how could it be? Who can number the blessings we receive from the God of endless grace?

But it's not enough just to have a list no matter how full it is. David isn't satisfied with only a list, but summons himself and all he is to bless, thankfully praise the Giver of all these gifts.

Neither is David satisfied with being a choir of one, but calls on every creature and all of creation to join him in offering blessing back to the Lord. So David speaking by the Spirit calls us to join with him that we with our whole being, we on this side of the cross, join him in blessing the Lord.