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Thanksgiving - Abundant Living
Psalm 103

Psalm 103:1-2, “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.”

Abundant living is found through thanksgiving! Thanksgiving is medicine for the soul.

It’s how you keep a healthy heart and healthy mind. A lifestyle of thanksgiving is how you battle depression, discouragement, fear, worry, anxiety, greed, discontentment, etc.

Philippians 4:6-7, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”

Four things to be thankful for…

God has given us His mercy and saved us from sin’s penalty.

Psalm 103:3, “Who forgives all your iniquities…”

Psalm 103:8, “The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.”

Psalm 103:10-12, “He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor punished us according to our iniquities. For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.”

God has saved us both spiritually and physically.

Psalm 103:3-5, “Who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, who satisfies your mouth with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”

Wickedness is temporary. God’s justice will reign eternally.

Psalm 103:6, “The Lord executes righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed.”

Psalm 103:19, “The Lord has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all.”

We will live and reign eternally as members of God’s family.

Psalm 103:13-17, “As a father pities his children, so the Lord pities those who fear Him. For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust. As for man, his days are like grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourishes. For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more. But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting…”

Psalm 103:1-2, “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.”

We commonly ask God to bless us, but we should desire to bless God. The way we bless God is by not forgetting to be thankful.