Daily Devotional

-November 26, 2020-

Good morning, happy Thursday, happy Thanksgiving Day,

-Bless The Lord And Don’t Forget All His Benefits-

“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits.”

(Psalm 103:1-2).

David wrote this glorious Psalm 103, entitled, “Praise For the Lord’s Mercies.” Six times David in this psalm, verses 1,2, 20, 21, and twice in verse 22, David uses the phrase, “Bless the Lord.” To bless the Lord is to praise Him, exalt, and extol Him.

David loved the Lord so much, from the bottom of his heart. He says, “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me.” David held nothing back, he blessed the Lord in song and also was skillful harpist. He thanked the Lord for everything God gave Him and had done for him. Though he sat on the throne in Jerusalem as king over Israel, he praised the God who sat on the throne in heaven, who is King of kings and Lord of lords, who rules over all the universe!

He also writes, “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits.” He has done so much for us over this past year as well as over all the years. We may forget some of our benefits, but we should not forget them all. In verses 3-5, David mentions just a few of the many benefits he and we have in the Lord: forgiveness, healing, redemption, crowning with lovingkindness and tender mercies, satisfaction with good things, and renewal the of one’s youth.

No wonder David was ecstatic over all his benefits. Paul wrote in Ephesians 1:3, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.” We are so blessed spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, materially, and financially. It amounts to a mountain of blessings higher than Mt. Everest!

On this national Thanksgiving Day, let us pause as individuals and families to give thanks to God. We are thankful also for our nation and all the freedoms and opportunities we have. God bless America and all those in the military, doctors and nurses, firefighters and police officers. They are the true heroes and we owe them a huge debt of gratitude. And we thank the Lord for all our elected officials whom God has placed over us.

Let us then thank and praise the Lord for all His benefits and blessings. Those who are incredibly blessed should bless the Lord incredibly! May we say with David, “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits.”

Have a blessed day of thankfulness and joy. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. Stay safe and healthy.

Dean