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This Psalm shows the heart of our God

Published 9 months ago • 1 min read

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Weekly email devotion from Living Stone | 2 minute read

Psalm 103:8-10

8 The Lord is compassionate and gracious,

slow to anger, abounding in love.

9 He will not always accuse,

nor will he harbor his anger forever;

10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve

or repay us according to our iniquities.

This last week in our Bible study, we used Psalm 103 for an opening discussion. Someone mentioned verses 8-10 as a good faith reminder about God’s heart and essence. Our faith needs that reminder because our eyes can convince us the opposite.

As we look at our life and all the events in it, it can be easy to conclude God is upset with us or angry when bad things happen. Perhaps, we think, we did something to incur his anger and wrath. If we find ourselves facing hardship—how many times don’t we ask what we did to deserve it? Or what do we have to do for it to stop? Why would God allow this to happen?

In hard times, our eyes and sinful nature can tempt us to believe God is angry or he is giving us what we know we truly deserve. However, looks can be deceiving, and nothing could be farther from the truth.

Psalm 103 is the great reset for faith. This is who God is. This is God’s heart. He IS compassionate and gracious. He IS slow to anger. He does NOT treat us as our sins deserve. God is not a “tit for tat” God.

Put your faith in who God is because he is a compassionate and gracious God. Take a look at how he laid down his life and took it up again to save you. This is who your God is all the time.

Pastor Jeremy Belter

Living Stone Lutheran Church | 7400 Indiana St, Arvada, CO 80007
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