God's Benefits

"Bless the LORD of my soul and forget not all His benefits."                  Psalm 103:2.  NKJV

Mac Hammond says, 'We are not dependent on the government for our needs, but God is our source.' King David penned the above Psalm telling us that God supplies our needs, 'forget not all His benefits.' Note the word 'All.' God doesn't just give us one benefit and that is the end of that. He continues to give to us, as we need as we seek Him as Our Lord (Matthew 6:33.

In fact, Psalm 68:19 tells us that: 'Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits, the God of our salvation.' Many of today's versions of this Psalm say, 'Blessed be the Lord who daily bears our burdens.' Basically, when you study and expound the verse, it is saying the same thing, God daily loads us with His benefits. Why? Because He can't help it. He just loves to bless His children, as they seek Him.

A study of the word 'Salvation' gives us a deeper insight into this. In the Greek, the word salvation is soteria and means deliverance, preservation, soundness, prosperity, happiness, rescue and general well-being. Salvation is a present possession with a fuller realisation in the future. Salvation is a benefit. This is a benefit of believing in and accepting Jesus as Our Lord and Saviour. The benefit is eternal life and forgiveness of our sins but also all of the above. We have soteria. We are blessed beyond our wildest dreams.

When you look at things this way, what the world has to offer, is nothing in comparison. If we are out of work, we may qualify for benefits from the government but what they give is basic, they don't offer all of the above and they definitely do not offer eternal life. The world may offer us the ability to be a millionaire, have a great job, flashy car and beautiful country house but it can be taken away from us in the blink of an eye. I read the other day about a young multi-millionaire who was killed in a car crash. he had everything the world could offer but it was taken away from him very quickly and if he didn't know Jesus, he probably lost out on salvation too.

This Christmas, millions of people will be celebrating the Festive season. They'll be singing Christmas carols but will the words be just that, words? 'O Come let us Adore Him,' they'll sing and God will be just hoping that they may realise that he adores them and all they have to do is realise the fuller meaning of Christmas. Probably you may know someone who doesn't know this fuller meaning. You may be sitting next to them eating lunch. What a great Christmas they can have if you share the message of Jesus with them, and what a benefit they will receive from the King of kings.

Copyright 2019 Grahame Howard

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