I miss my brothers, specially the ones who are gone; I wish I could see them and talk to them. Leonardo always made me laugh, Carlos always made me feel loved; I got blessed with an awesome family, and I am very grateful for that. God is very good to me.
Of course I have no idea why I am writing this, it is always the same thing when I write, I just feel the urge to do it and I have no idea what I am going to say, at the end it usually works out; I hope that it blesses you when you read it.
Last night I opened my bible to the book of psalms, psalm 103 to be precise, and I got blessed to read it again, it is a beautiful psalm, one of my favorite chapters of scripture for sure. I have memorized almost half of it, it is worth the effort, and it is a real blessing to be able to meditate upon it. What David says in it is just amazing, here it is so you can see:
Psa 103
(1) A Psalm of David. 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 none of His benefits;
(3) Who pardons all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases;
(4) Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion;
(5) Who satisfies your years with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle.
(6) The LORD performs righteous deeds And judgments for all who are oppressed.
(7) He made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the sons of Israel.
(8) The LORD is compassionate and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness.
(9) He will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever.
(10) He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
(11) For as high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him.
(12) As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
(13) Just as a father has compassion on his children, So the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
(14) For He Himself knows our frame; He is mindful that we are but dust.
(15) As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
(16) When the wind has passed over it, it is no more, And its place acknowledges it no longer.
(17) But the lovingkindness of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children's children,
(18) To those who keep His covenant And remember His precepts to do them.
(19) The LORD has established His throne in the heavens, And His sovereignty rules over all.
(20) Bless the LORD, you His angels, Mighty in strength, who perform His word, Obeying the voice of His word!
(21) Bless the LORD, all you His hosts, You who serve Him, doing His will.
(22) Bless the LORD, all you works of His, In all places of His dominion; Bless the LORD, O my soul!
It sounds like David is reminding his soul of what it has apparently forgotten; but it can never really forget it since his experience has been one of amazing grace and mercy, very similar to yours and mine but maybe ours in a lesser degree since we have never been kings or queens...
Indeed, God forgives all my iniquities and heals all my diseases (eventually I will feel no pain and experience no sorrow, eventually I will cry no more), He has redeemed my life from the pit of destruction and has crowned me with lovingkindness and compassion, He has removed my transgressions from me as far as the east is from the west for He knows I fear Him; He knows my frame and remembers that I am dust. His sovereignty reigns over all, even over those who hate Him.
As for me, my days are like grass, as a flower I flourished and the wind is passing over me, soon I will be no more and my place will acknowledge me no longer; but what will never change is the lovingkindness of my God, it will be from everlasting to everlasting, His righteousness even to my children's children. That alone is enough reason to praise Him. Is it not?
What do you think about ! when you think about death? Is it the passage from one life to another? Is it waking up from a dream, or a nightmare? Is there any fear that you missed something? Do you have any regrets? I think about all those questions and always come to the same conclusion, I don't really care much, I just want to experience real holiness, real bliss. I will, someday.
Death was conquered by Jesus, the bible says; oh death where is your sting? Paul asked. It has no dominion over me; that is great news! There is no fear in love, and I fear not because He loved me first.
I will go on trying to rejoice, and reading what David says about my God, you should try it too.
Have a nice day.
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