Friday, September 23, 2016

Psalm 103

For as the heavens are high above the earth,
So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
12 As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He removed our transgressions from us. vv.11-12


Read chapter 103
This is a psalm of David and is one of praise of God's mercies possibly written in his later years having a keener sense of sin and the forgiveness and mercy he received.  David had messed up numerous times and been forgiven numerous times.  This wasn't just a mindset of "ask for forgiveness later" but utter praise that he had been shown mercy again and again realizing how he fell short.   David feared the Lord in reverence and awe of Him not just to use God as a safety net.  It's not that the Lord will only forgive someone ten times and then stop, but David praises that God removes sin as far as the east from the west, a distance that can never be calculated- a miraculous gift of love indeed!  God's mercy is as high above the earth as heaven which expresses sublimity, for who has even touched the closest star?!  God forgets what man remembers (sins) and God remembers what man forgets (mercy).  What do you need help remembering or forgetting?

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