REMEMBER ALL HIS BENEFITS
TEXT: PSALM 30:1-12, 103:1-10; PSALM 92:1-15
Psalm: 30. 1. I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. 2. O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. 3. O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. 4. Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. 5. For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. 6. And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved. 7. LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled. 8. I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication. 9. What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth? 10. Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper. 11. Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; 12. To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
Psalm: 103. 1. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. 2. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 3. Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; 4. Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; 5. Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s. 6. The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. 7. He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel. 8. The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. 9. He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. 10. He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
Psalm: 92. 1. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: 2. To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night, 3. Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound. 4. For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands. 5. O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep. 6. A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
Remember [v. a.]: 1. Recall, recollect, call to mind, call up, call to remembrance, have at one’s fingers’ ends, know by heart.
- Retain, bear in mind, keep in mind, bear in memory, preserve the memory of, treasure in the memory, tax the memory with.
benefit [n.]: 1. Favor, service, act of kindness, good turn, kind office. - Advantage, profit, avail, gain, good, utility, behalf, behoof, account, interest.
God has bestowed us with great benefits from the beginning of the year till today that money cannot buy. What God deserves from us as believers is not complaints about what we have not seen done in our lives, but a qualitative heart of praise and thanksgiving in appreciation of all that He has done for us out of His grace and faithfulness.
WHAT GOD EXPECTS FROM US
Remember all His benefits towards us.
Praise and thank Him.
Sing and dance unto Him in appreciation of all His benefits in our lives.
Offer thanksgiving offerings to Him as an evidence of a sincere heart of appreciation.
EFFECTS OF THANKSGIVING (from Psalm 92)
Gladness of heart. Psalm 92:4
Triumph and all round victory. Psalm 92:4
Exaltation, Elevation or Promotion. Psalm 92:10
You will overcome all those who rise up against you. Psalm 92:11
You will flourish like a palm tree. You will be resourceful and be relevant in all season. You will never experience any dryness. You will be evergreen and always full of life. Psalm 92:12
You will be divinely established and you will prosper. Psalm 92:13
You will live long in sound health. You will be radiant, fruitful and relevant even in your old age. Psalm 92:14