“Praise
the Lord, my soul and forget not all his benefits—who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you
with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that
your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.” Psalm 103:2-5
A Davidic Psalm that lifts up the name of the Lord and gives
us specific benefits to knowing Him. As
if forgiveness were not enough, He also heals our sicknesses and diseases. We are spared an eternity in the fiery pit
and crowned with His love and compassion.
Finally, David states that the creator of all things satisfies our
greatest desires.
If ever we needed an example of how to treat one another and
how to act in general, it’s now. With all
the violence breaking out around the world, love and compassion appear to be in
short supply in many regions. As
believers in Christ and imitators of Him who lived a perfect life, we are to be
the vehicle God uses to bring peace to a world in short supply of it. We are to be a catalyst for change. God wishes to use us to reveal to sinful and
dying people that the Lord is real and that He loves and cares for each of them
without exception. This can only be done
thru the power of the Holy Spirit, for the world is resistant to anything that
they feel will shunt their personal satisfaction. Love has been replaced with lust and
priorities are terribly skewed. It is our responsibility as believers in the
light to shine it wherever darkness exists.
It’s a tall task, but not impossible, for nothing is impossible with
God. If He can raise Lazarus and even
His own Son from the grave, is there anything the Lord cannot do?
Rekindling the faith of others is a task that should bring
us joy. Watching the eyes of a
revitalized soul ignite where the flame had died out should be our heavenly
quest. We must be prepared to speak up
when called upon by the Spirit. We must
go boldly and proclaim His word whenever we are compelled to do so. It isn’t an arbitrary thing, but rather
mini-events in time led by the Spirit that is within us. God will use us to reveal Himself to those
around us if we allow Him to. Be open to
His leading each day and make 2015 a year of spiritual resurgence. Until next time, walk with the King and be a
blessing!
