Thursday, February 9, 2012

February 9, 2012
An Extravagant Love
Pamela Thompson Connolly
SCRIPTURE READING: Ps. 103
Today's text is a familiar psalm that contains parts we know well-perhaps even too well. So take off your "already read it hat," open your Bible, and read this Psalm aloud.

As he wrote this scripture, King David was overcome by the awesomeness of the Lord's love for us. This powerful king wrote praise after praise of what God does for us. God forgives our sins, heals our diseases, redeems our lives, crowns us with love and compassion, satisfies our desires with good things, works righteousness and justice for the oppressed, is compassionate and gracious, is patient, abounds in love, will not harbor anger, does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our shortcomings. He has removed our transgressions from us. The Lord's love is with us.

David had an amazing sense of God's awesome, extravagant love for us. We are called to praise the Lord for His awesome love to us. What God has done for us really does show us what He is like.

Take a few minutes and jot down what God has done for you in the past few months. Be sure to give Him the glory He deserves!