Psalm 103

What do you do when you mess up? I messed up by assigning the wrong author to the article, but I'm not going to rationalize my mistake away!

God knows how it feels, do you? The storm comes and rages and destroys, do you know how that feels? God does!

Take time to be thankful There are lots of reasons to give thanks. It doesn't always seem that way, but if we put our mind to it, we can usually think of more reasons for being thankful than for complaining.

Which one is worse of the two? Some are blind, but worse are those of us who see and don't give thanks for our blessings!

How could we forget something this important? In times of trouble, we need to remember our blessings so that we can bless others in need.

"Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name. Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good..."

"As for man, his days are like grass, he flourishes like a flower of the field; the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more. But....."

"Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits."

Inspirational illustration of Psalm 103:1-3 -- -3 Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.

Is what you most need to hear or see actually nearby? Kelly Breece talks about taking her daughter to see her grandmother and how she discovers a homemade book nearby that blesses them all.

"But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord's love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children — with those who keep his....."

"Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits — who forgives all our sins and heals all our diseases..."

Inspirational illustration of Psalm 103:17-18 -- 17 But from everlasting to everlastingthe Lord 's love is with those who fear him,and his righteousness with their children's children-18 with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.

One of the important areas of our focus for our shared hour of prayer is the healing and health of our world and the people in our world. Phil Ware shares Scriptures, stories, and ideas to help us prepare for the hour of worldwide unified prayer for our broken world, especially focused on healing and health for our broken world.

How far can our sin be gone? Warren Baldwin shares insights into Psalm 103 and the grace of God that delivers us from sin and guilt and shame.

You have not lived one moment when you were not loved. Max Lucado reminds us that Jesus appeared to Mary and what this exchange means to all of us.

"As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us."

"As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us."

"As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him."

"[Bless the LORD] who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's."

"The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. "

"The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love."

"The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love."

As a father is kind to his children, so the Lord is kind to those who honor him. - Psalm 103:13

As far as the east is from the west, so far he has removed our sin from us. - Psalm 103:12

Inspirational illustration of Psalm 103:6 -- 6 The LORD works righteousnessand justice for all the oppressed.

Inspirational illustration of Psalm 103:12 nib -- As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

Inspirational illustration of Psalm 103:5 -- who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

Inspirational illustration of Psalm 103:8 -- The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.

Your Father in heaven has loved you with an everlasting love, and all he asks is that you respond with thanks by obeying what his Son, Jesus, has taught. Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to remind us of God's everlasting covenant of love and his faithfulness to that covenant.

We must never forget God's most consistent message to each of us! Brian McCutchen reminds us that God's love is redeeming -- it forgives, cleanses, makes whole, and buys us back from our messes and lifts us from our burdens.

It took several years for him to dig out of the hole he made for himself with his lack of appreciation for grace and his own need of it. James Nored and Phil Ware remind us that not only is God's grace available in his love and mercy but also that mercy and grace is available to all, even the worst of sinners, like you and me!

Can you really hold off the condemnation? God is forgiving of us and we must be of each other.

Fans sitting around him (some who had tried to make the catch themselves) berated him, threw beer and food at him, and threatened him. Patrick Odum shares an insightful take on the target of Cubs' fans wrath for the past years for interfering with a foul ball trying to be caught by Moises Alou.

Jesus provided us the few simple words we need to return us to that place of righteousness in the eyes of our Father: “Forgive us our debts.” Phil Ware, with Chad Higgins, reminds us of the power of the simple words 'Forgive us our debts' and give us a daily practice to emphasize the power of these words.

What would you change about your past? God gives us the chance to change the things we've done in the past, or at least make it as if we hadn't made the mistakes we did.

How do you deal with those feelings of remorse? It doesn't matter what you have done. Your sins can be washed away. You can start over. God will cleanse you and give you a new life.

So what do you see in your mirror? Kimberli looks in the magnifying mirror and sees things she doesn't like on her face and also in her life.

Is your storehouse of anger doing you any good? Are you happier? Better? More fun to be with? Max Lucado helps us deal with the hurts of the heart that lead to bitterness, anger, and depression, as we are provoked and frustrated into sullen and negative states of spirit and emotion and mind.