Remembering the Father’s Goodness

Remembering the Father's Goodness

But just remember he is our most loving Father. Every other
discovery of God, without this, will but make the soul fly from him;
but if the heart be once much taken up with this, the eminency of
the Father’s love, it cannot choose but be overpowered, conquered,
and endeared unto him. This, if any thing, will work upon us to
make our abode with him. If the love the of father will not make a
child delight in him, what will? Put then, this to the venture:
exercise your thoughts upon this very thing, the eternal, free, and
fruitful love of the Father, and see if your heart be not wrought
upon to delight in him.”
~ John Owen, Communion With God

Psalm 103:1-2 NLT
¹Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name. ²Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me.

Psalm 103:3a NLT
³He forgives all my sins...

Psalm 103:3b NLT
³...and heals all my diseases.

Psalm 103:4a NLT
⁴He redeems me from death...

Psalm 103:4b NLT
⁴...and crowns me with love and tender mercies.

Psalm 103:5a NLT
⁵He fills my life with good things.

Psalm 103:5a NIV
⁵who satisfies your desires with good things...

Psalms 103:5a AMP
⁵Who satisfies your mouth [your necessity and desire at your personal age and situation]

Psalm 103:5b NLT
⁵My youth is renewed like the eagle's!

Psalms 103:5b MSG
⁵He renews your youth-you're always young in his presence.

Psalm 103:6 NLT
⁶The Lord gives righteousness and justice to all who are treated unfairly.

Psalms 103:6 MSG
⁶God makes everything come out right; he puts victims back on their feet.

Psalm 103:7 MSG
⁷He showed Moses how he went about his work, opened his plans to all Israel.

Psalm 25:14 MSG
¹⁴God-friendship is for God-worshipers; They are the ones he confides in.

Psalms 103:8 MSG
⁸God is sheer mercy and grace; not easily angered, he's rich in love.

Psalm 103:9 NLT
⁹He will not constantly accuse us, nor remain angry forever.

Psalm 103:10 NLT
¹⁰He does not punish us for all our sins; he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve.