Psalm 103
We often have a difficult time developing a balanced understanding of God's holiness and His wrath toward evil with His loving kindness and mercy. This failure of understanding is a result of our sin and a guilty conscience. This Psalm was written for those who are seeking God. For those who fear and revere Him, God goes to the extremes of mercy.
The psalmist repeats over and over the loving kindness, compassion, and graciousness of God. He describes how God removes our guilt as far as the east is from the west. We are described as children, and we see that we are in God's compassionate care. God takes into account that we are frail, tiny, weak, and of little substance. There is a flake of dust on my desk lamp right now; I'm dust compared to God.
The wonders pile on top of each other. First is that in this vast universe God would notice me. Second, I am adopted into the family and have become a child in whom the Father delights. Third, my failures are removed because God loves me. What a beautiful song, what a glorious hope.
“Thank you, Lord, for Your great goodness towards me. AMEN.”
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