Daily Devotional

-August 5, 2021-

Good morning, happy Thursday,

-God Daily Loads Us With Benefits-

“Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits, the God of our salvation! Our God is the God of our salvation! And to God belong the escapes from death.”

(Psalm 68:19-20).

David, the writer of Psalm 68, experienced God’s goodness and generosity on a daily basis. Despite this he also went through many troubles and trials. God knows the exact combination of blessings and trials we need to grow and be encouraged. If we had all blessings and no trials, we would become lax, self-sufficient, and we not grow. If, on the other hand, we had all trials and no blessings, we would be overwhelmed.

David blesses the Lord. David thanked the Lord for everything, great or small; good or bad; easy or hard. We should follow his example. Paul wrote in Ephesians 5:20, “Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Everything we experience has a purpose, though we may not see it at first. Even in the toughest times we can find something to thank God for.

Our generous Heavenly Father has given and will give so many benefits and blessings. They are too many to count! David says that He daily loads us with benefits. Psalm 103:1-2 tells us, “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.”

When Joseph told his brothers to bring his father Jacob to Egypt, Pharaoh sent carts full of food and supplies to sustain him and the rest of his family for the journey and for them to ride on. The Lord always provides all we need and more for our journey through this world. God knows what we need even before we ask Him.

We are so blessed and we should be so thankful. We should never take the blessings without thanking the Blesser. If we can thank God for the little, we can thank Him for the much; but if we cannot thank Him for the little, we won’t be able to thank Him for the much. God’s blessings are everywhere around. Though He loads us with so many benefits and blessings, we can consider them, carry them, and count them.

David also mentions his escapes from death. Through his life, God protected his life from lions and bears, from Saul and Absalom, and from all his enemies. I know of times when when protected me from death, and there are plenty of other times I do not known about but will learn of them in heaven. God goes before us, He goes with us, and He is for us.

Blessings are benefits as are trials. Let us praise and thank Him for all our daily benefits, all the good things we have in Christ. Often trials are blessings in disguise. The singer and song writer Laura story wrote and sang, “‘Cause what if your blessings come through raindrops, what if your healing comes through tears, what if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You’re near? What if trials of this life are your mercies in disguise?”

Have a blessed day thanking God for every blessing that He showers upon us. Stay safe and healthy.

In His grace,

Dean