Tag: Psalm 103:2

Bless the LORD, O my soul
Psalm 103:1,2 – Psalm 103:22 – Psalm 104:1,35

Does your mind ever wander? Sometimes it happens in the middle of what might be an important presentation or conversation. It happens exactly when we should be concentrating. At these times we find our mind churning through “to do” lists, future plans or even holiday destinations. We’re often embarrassingly snapped back when someone asks a question or demand a comment. Our mind was being lazy, escaping rather than paying attention.

Today’s verse describes what David did to make his mind work properly. 5 times in Psalms he instructs his soul to Bless the Lord. The soul embraces our mind, will & emotions. Our soul is designed to praise and bless God, enjoying his friendship & delighting in his favour. Unfortunately, many people seldom use their mind, will & emotions for this. They just let their soul do what it wants to do, unhindered.

Like David, the most effective thing we can do is to speak to our soul to make it do what it needs to do, even when it doesn’t want to. Joshua was told to make his mind speak & meditated on God’s Word [Joshua 1:8], Paul told us to make our mind give thanks in all things [1 Thessalonians 5:18, Ephesians 5:20]. When we make our mind work, rather than be lazy, we pay attention to all the promises, blessings & hope that God has for us.

This week let’s wake our minds up by speaking to them. Let’s not accept a lazy or disinterested response. Let’s employ our minds appropriately in God’s Word. Let’s read, speak & meditate on God’s Word. Let’s make our souls give thanks for everything that is happening. Then, before long, our minds will be alert, excited and passionate to go further & deeper into the things of God.

Bless God my soul, don’t forget a single blessing!
Psalm 103:2

Have you ever needed to count a large number of items (stocktaking is an excellent example)? It’s very frustrating when someone unexpectedly interrupts causing you to have to recount the same items again. They broke your focus and so the count was lost from your memory.

Today’s verse encourages us never to lose focus on what God is doing in & around our lives. David tells his soul it has to bless God whether it wants to or not. In other words, he’s telling his soul, mind & intellect to keep focused on the task at hand. That task was thanking God for all the blessings that surrounded his life. His soul was not to forget even one single blessing.

The key to keeping focus on what God’s doing in our lives is to always bless Him for them; no matter what happens. A bad day, a relationship breakdown or receiving a bad report mustn’t stop us. Don’t let any blessing drop from your memory. God is the giver of good gifts & we should bless Him for each and every one.

This week it’s time to have a good talk to our souls. Like David, let’s tell our souls exactly what they need to do. They need to Bless God and not forget a single thing that we’ve received. As we focus on this, we’ll discover a future framed by our blessings that is full of future and hope. That’s what we want & we’re sure that’s the future you desire as well.

“Bless God my soul, don’t forget a single blessing!”
Psalm 103:2

Have you ever needed to count a large number of items (stocktaking is an excellent example)? It’s very frustrating when someone unexpectedly interrupts causing you to have to recount the same items again. They broke your focus and so the count was lost from your memory.

Today’s verse encourages us not to lose focus on what God is doing in and around our lives. David tells his soul it has to bless God whether it wants to or not. In other words he’s telling his soul, mind & intellect to keep focused on the task at hand. That task was thanking God for all the blessings that surrounded his life. His soul was not to forget even one single blessing.

The key to keeping focus on what God’s doing in our lives is to always bless Him for them; no matter what happens. A bad day, a relationship breakdown or receiving a bad report mustn’t stop us. Don’t let any blessing drop from your memory. God is the giver of good gifts & we should bless Him for each and every one.

This week it’s time to have a good talk to our souls. Like David, let’s tell our souls exactly what they need to do. They need to Bless God and not forget a single thing that we’ve received. As we focus on this we’ll discover a future framed by our blessings that is full of future and hope. That’s what we want & we’re sure that’s the future you desire too.