Well recently I was studying Psalm 103 with a friend and it totally and utterly wow'd me!
I am so used to busy and long days with hardly any evenings/free time to spend long quality time
with God until my days off..... so to be honest I do the long ones then but one evening at work
we went through this and am still now using this as my focus.....
* I have taken this from the Amplified Version as the words are just beautiful!*
(for translations at your fingertips go to www.biblegateway.com)
Psalm 103: 1-4
"Bless (AFFECTIONATELY, Gratefully Praise) the Lord, O my soul; and all that is
(Deepest) within in, bless his holy name! Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise)
the Lord, O my soul, and forget not (one of) all his benefits. Who forgives
(every one of) your iniquities, who heals (each one of) all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit and corruption, who beautifies, dignifies, and
crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercy"
Firstly in reading this it just sounds quite cool but read it a verse at a time, stop after each]
one and spend time on it.......
Hi-lighted in Blue are the bits that are just INCREDIBLE!!!!!
So basically My Almighty and Heavenly Father has promised to forgive EVERY ONE of
my iniquities..... so NO, God isn't going to forgive you for just the odd sin here and there
or even the ones that you consider are minor........ he WILL forgive you for ALL of them!
It matters not to your view of them..... Sin is Sin and he has promised to FORGIVE THEM!!!!
Praise the Lord! :-)
Our God is sooo gracious and amazing that he doesn't stop there.... He goes on promising
that he will heal us of ...... yeah you guessed it.... EVERY ONE OF of diseases.... so no not
just the cough, the cold, the dodgy eye or poorly belly but the big stuff too!
AND
If all of that wasn't enough we come to the what I like the call the STEAK! The best bit for me!
He promises to "redeem your life from the pit and corruption" ....... I have been SAVED!
For each and everyone of us our life holds a different story, no one life is harder than the other
as each and everyone of us deals with hard stuff in our life time.....
I was in a deep dark pit with what I felt like was no way out, full of darkness, corruption and rubbish I just kept digging my pit deeper and deeper........ one day I called out for help.... I knew I couldn't dig any longer for fear of being buried alive..........
With open arms, my Heavenly Father rescued me....... he picked me up and carried me out of the pit and I have been redeemed! AMEN! :-D
and verse 4...
"who Beautifies, dignifies, and crowns you with loving-kindness and tender mercy"
I see this as like being rescued in my most awful state..... for the women out there it is like how you feel being in the scruffiest, most awful clothes you own, your hair is greasy and in desperate
need of a wash, your screaming out for a shower/bath, no make-up on and left stranded with nothing....... no phone, no money, no car NOTHING!
You feel grubby yeah? Discusting? Low? now imagine being picked up by the most important
person to you, taken to have a beautiful hot bubble bath, wash your hair and you feel clean..... you get your favourite meal inside you, and you put on clean, comfortable clothes and feel like a new person! God has promised the emotional and spiritual side of this.......
He beautifies you, dignifies you, crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercy!!!!!!
You can not even feel any of that through bubble baths, clothes and yummy food I know but an example of how much better you feel is there all the same......
Being beautified and dignified by God is a total overhawl...... and it is AMAZING!!
**** This just my account of the verses and my own personal account of time with God******
