"Bless the Lord, O my soul, and bless my whole being with his holy name. 2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget any of his benefits. 3 He who forgives all your iniquities, He who heals all your diseases; 4 He who rescues your life from the pit, He who crowns you with favor and mercy; 5 He who satisfies your mouth with good so that you rejuvenate yourself like the eagle.
"Psalm 103: 1-5
The psalmist makes a conscious effort to remember what God has done for him, he gives an order to his mind not to forget. In your difficult moments, sit down and make a list; you will realize how many times God has rescued you. You could have been in a worse situation, and God rescued you, arrived on time to save you.
Sometimes, we blame God, we wonder why he was not there, when sometimes, what we live are consequences of our bad decisions, and what we are seeing is how God is putting his hand not to let things be worse, do not reach a higher level, but God is who puts his hand and takes us out of the hole in which we have fallen. Perhaps you, today, have been in the hole of financial problems for some time, discussions that do not stop growing, you are not happy in your home, the heartbreak has touched your life, you are in the depression pit. Maybe you have sought help from the psychologist, from a family member; you have put your hope in natural, earthly things, when in fact the only one who can rescue your life from a hole is God. That word rescue has to do with paying the price. When you fall into difficult situations, through mistakes, through difficulties, God pays the price for you, He rescues you, He pays the price for you.
The psalmist also says that God crowns you with favors and mercies. In some English versions, it says "loving kindness and tender mercies" or "loving kindness and tender mercies." God shows his love and mercy to your life, despite your difficulties. The scripture continues saying that God satisfies your mouth with good, so that you rejuvenate yourself like the eagle. God changes your way of speaking and your life, so that you begin to renew your whole being.
In the midst of situations, one of the most negative things that can happen is that you begin to declare negative confessions. This brings what is cargo; but God blesses you in such a way that your mouth will not have to talk about the negative thing that happened, but there will be good for your mouth. Out of you will come out phrases of gratitude, testimonies, favor and grace, because of that you will be full. That is what the Lord does in your life. And it is sad that people do not stop to think about these things, that they do not understand the importance of seeing God in their lives and in everything He has done for them.
I pray for you, if today you need a rescue from God in your life. I believe God with you for a time of transformation. Perhaps, today, you wonder what benefit there is in serving the Lord; and it is that you have forgotten all the things that the psalmist says that you have to remember. You have forgotten that God forgives all your iniquities, that He heals all your ailments, rescues your life from the hole, crowns you with favors and mercies, satisfies your mouth with goodness so that you rejuvenate yourself like the eagle. And the next verse says that it is God who does justice. Today, I believe with God for your miracle. I declare that God today rescues your life from the hole.
