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December 6
Friday


MORE THAN
ENOUGH

READ:
Psalm 103:1-11
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[The Lord] crowns you
with lovingkindness
and tender mercies.
__Psalm 103:4
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When I entertained a large group in my home, I feared that the menu I planned wouldn't be enough to serve all the guests. I shouldn't have worried though. Several friends unexpectedly brought additional items and all of us were able to share out of the abundance.

We serve a God of abundance who is consistently "more than enough." We can see God's generous nature in the way He loves His children.
In Psalm 103, David lists the many benefits our Father bestows on us. Verse 4 says that He redeems our life from destruction and crowns us with lovingkindness and tender mercies.

The apostle Paul reminds us that God "has blessed us with every spiritual blessing" and "is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think" (Eph. 1:3, 3:20).

Because of His great love, we are called children of God (1 John 3:1), and His grace gives us "sufficiency in all things" that we "may have an abundance for every good work" ( Cor. 9:8).

God's love and grace, spilled over into our lives, enables us to share them with others. The God of power and provision is always the God of "more than enough"__Cindy Hess Kasper

``````````````````Praise, my soul, the King of heaven;`````````````````````
`````````````````````To His feet your tribute bring.```````````````````````
`````````````````Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,````````````````````
```````````````````evermore His praises sing. __Lyle`````````````````````
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We always have enough when God is our supply.

***************************Today's Bible Reading __ Psalm 103:1-11

1 Bless teh LORD, O my
soul; and all that is within
me, bless His holy name!

2 Bless teh LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all His
benefits: 3 Who forgives all
your iniquities, who heals all
your diseases, 4 who
redeems your life from
destruction, who crowns you
with lovingkindness and
tender mercies, 5 who
satisfies your mouth with
good things, so that your
youth is renewed like the
eagle's.

6 The LORD executes
righteousness and justice for
all who are oppressed. 7 He
made known His ways to
Moses, His acts to the
children of Israel. 8 The
LORD is merciful and
gracious, slow to anger, and
abounding in mercy. 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 punished us
according to our iniquities.

11 For as the heavens are
high above the earth, so
great is His mercy toward
those who fear Him.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

The superscription for Psalm 103 identifies David as the author, but
we are not given the specifics of what prompted this celebration of
God's faithfulness. Some scholars believe it was written by the king
after a bout of illness, as he celebrated God's healing (v.3). Other
think it was composed in his waning days to thank God for many
years of blessing. Regardless of the circumstances, it is a song that
celebrates the provision of God and calls all who hear it to join the
chorus of worship (vv.20-22).