THANKFUL

Chatting with Jesus

Thursday, August 24, 2023

Lord, was the psalmist having a bad day? Perhaps he woke up grouchy, and was short with people?

Who hasn’t had days like this.

Like me, at times, did the psalmist not feel like worshiping? Maybe he felt this way, but he knew what to do to lift himself out of this low spirit: lacking the joy of the Lord? Start praising the Lord.

His great psalm, which we number 103, suggests maybe he didn’t feel like it, but he ordered his soul to praise you anyway.

“Bless the Lord, oh, my soul, and all that is within me. Bless his holy name” (Psalm 103:1 NIV).

How many times did the psalmist repeat this command to his soul? Did he spend the morning ordering his soul to praise you? I’ve had to do that, when for whatever reasons, I just didn’t feel like worshiping.

How faithful of you to send your Spirit to remind me you don’t care how I feel, I am to praise and worship you—because you are worthy of praise and worship. I love how you reminded the psalmist, and believers today, [me] why we should worship you.

“Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me” (Psalm 103:2 NLT).

Lord, we would run out of Word documents if we were to list all you not only have done, but are doing, for us. The psalmist listed a few: healings, forgiveness, redemption, eternal life, love, mercy, renewal, restoration, revelation—much more.

Who am I to withhold the praise and worship you deserve? Forgive me. After all you do for me, I have no excuse not to worship and praise you.

I love to bless your name, Jesus. Amen.