“Blessed by God, So Now Bless God” – Psalm 103 (part 2 – Psalm 103:13-22)
Intro: The Praise Challenge.
Brief Recap:
I. The Best Thing We’re to Be About – Bless the Name of the LORD (Ps 103:1-2)
II. Bless Yahweh for His Salvation & Exaltation of You Personally (Ps 103:3-5)
#1 – He forgives all your iniquity (Ps 103:3a).
#2 – He heals all your diseases (Ps 103:3b).
#3-4 – He redeems your life from death & exalts you (Ps 103:4).
#5 – He satisfies you by clothing you with His goodness for renewal (Ps 103:5).
III. Bless Yahweh for His Loving Care of His Covenant Children (Ps 103:6-19)
#1 – Yahweh righteously recompenses (Ps 103:6).
#2 – Yahweh reveals His ways & Himself in His Word (Ps 103:7-9).
#3 – Yahweh graciously forgives (Ps 103:10-12).
#4 – Yahweh, our eternal Father, compassionately cares for His frail children (Ps 103:13-18).
God not only acts like a Father, He is the eternal Father of the eternal Son. When united to Christ by faith, thru the Holy Spirit, we become the adopted children of God (Rom 8.16-17).
Verse 14 – He remembers/calls to mind that we are but dust (Gen 3.19).
Verses 15-18 – A stark contrast between our human frailty as covenant children and the Father’s eternal covenant love.
Verse 17 – Bless God that thankfully as we are, our Father’s covenant love is not.
It’s emphasized that He’s the Father only of those in a covenant relationship with Him, who respond to His gracious love with praise & faith, fear & obedience (Ps 103:13, 17-18; 1 Jn 5.3).
#5 – Yahweh, our King, sovereignly reigns over all (Ps 103:19).
He’s more than able to keep His promises to His people for both now & forever, because of WHO He is – Yahweh God; because of WHERE He sits – on His throne fixed in the heavens; and because of over WHAT He rules – everything. See Ps 145.13; Ps 11.4; Ps 96.10; Ps 99.1.
Despite the chaos & confusion happening now on earth, that’s not how it is in heaven.
What’s the only rightful response to what we’ve heard recounted in list form?
In vv. 20-22, he closes with a 4-fold call to bless Yahweh.
IV. Bless Yahweh – Everyone & Everything Everywhere (Ps 103:20-22)
Here David’s personal praise chorus on earth must be joined by praise in heaven.
Verse 20 – The obedient angels.
Verse21 – Either the heavenly host of angelic armies or the stellar bodies.
Verse 22a – All God’s works/deeds, in all His creation.
Verse 22b – Last but not least, David commands himself to bless Yahweh again.
Remembering & recounting God’s covenant blessings, grows our delight to return back praise to Him, and for others to join in (Ps 72.19; Ps 96.1-5; Ps 67.5).
Conclusion: Lyrics from the hymn “The Love of God Is Greater Far.”
Blessed by God, So Now Bless God – Part 2
“Blessed by God, So Now Bless God” – Psalm 103 (part 2 – Psalm 103:13-22)
Intro: The Praise Challenge.
Brief Recap:
I. The Best Thing We’re to Be About – Bless the Name of the LORD (Ps 103:1-2)
II. Bless Yahweh for His Salvation & Exaltation of You Personally (Ps 103:3-5)
#1 – He forgives all your iniquity (Ps 103:3a).
#2 – He heals all your diseases (Ps 103:3b).
#3-4 – He redeems your life from death & exalts you (Ps 103:4).
#5 – He satisfies you by clothing you with His goodness for renewal (Ps 103:5).
III. Bless Yahweh for His Loving Care of His Covenant Children (Ps 103:6-19)
#1 – Yahweh righteously recompenses (Ps 103:6).
#2 – Yahweh reveals His ways & Himself in His Word (Ps 103:7-9).
#3 – Yahweh graciously forgives (Ps 103:10-12).
#4 – Yahweh, our eternal Father, compassionately cares for His frail children (Ps 103:13-18).
God not only acts like a Father, He is the eternal Father of the eternal Son. When united to Christ by faith, thru the Holy Spirit, we become the adopted children of God (Rom 8.16-17).
Verse 14 – He remembers/calls to mind that we are but dust (Gen 3.19).
Verses 15-18 – A stark contrast between our human frailty as covenant children and the Father’s eternal covenant love.
Verse 17 – Bless God that thankfully as we are, our Father’s covenant love is not.
It’s emphasized that He’s the Father only of those in a covenant relationship with Him, who respond to His gracious love with praise & faith, fear & obedience (Ps 103:13, 17-18; 1 Jn 5.3).
#5 – Yahweh, our King, sovereignly reigns over all (Ps 103:19).
He’s more than able to keep His promises to His people for both now & forever, because of WHO He is – Yahweh God; because of WHERE He sits – on His throne fixed in the heavens; and because of over WHAT He rules – everything. See Ps 145.13; Ps 11.4; Ps 96.10; Ps 99.1.
Despite the chaos & confusion happening now on earth, that’s not how it is in heaven.
What’s the only rightful response to what we’ve heard recounted in list form?
In vv. 20-22, he closes with a 4-fold call to bless Yahweh.
IV. Bless Yahweh – Everyone & Everything Everywhere (Ps 103:20-22)
Here David’s personal praise chorus on earth must be joined by praise in heaven.
Verse 20 – The obedient angels.
Verse 21 – Either the heavenly host of angelic armies or the stellar bodies.
Verse 22a – All God’s works/deeds, in all His creation.
Verse 22b – Last but not least, David commands himself to bless Yahweh again.
Remembering & recounting God’s covenant blessings, grows our delight to return back praise to Him, and for others to join in (Ps 72.19; Ps 96.1-5; Ps 67.5).
Conclusion: Lyrics from the hymn “The Love of God Is Greater Far.”