The Greatest of all Benefits to Recount

Because the one true God is the fountain of all blessedness, it is our duty and delight to call attention to His intrinsic blessedness. We do this by recounting His characteristic benefits. If we are to personally bless the Lord in this way (Psalm 103:1-5) we will...

The Danger of Forgetting

As we have seen Psalm 103 is designed to teach us to recount God’s characteristic benefits for the purpose of blessing Him. By recounting God’s characteristic benefits we are enabled to call attention to His intrinsic blessedness. In God’s grace He blesses us and also...

Exhorting Yourself About Wholehearted Blessing

God is infinitely blessed. There is no one like Him in all the earth. In fact, we would do well to ask this question raised by God Himself: “To whom then will you liken Me That I would be his equal?” says the Holy One. (Isaiah 40:25) We would also do well...

Recounting for the Purpose of Blessing

Have you ever heard someone say “I love to bless the Lord” or maybe some pray “I bless you Lord?” I remember as a college student at a church internship being confused by a brother in Christ speaking that way in prayer. I thought to myself:...