THE OVERFLOW

READ: Psalm 103: 1-10 Joyful shouts filtered into our hous from outside and i wanted to know what was so wonderful out there. I peeked through the curtains and watched two young boys splashing in a thick stream of water that gushed from a fire hydrant. The overflow reminded me of how GOD pours out blessins on his children,and how important it is o recognize that "the Lord...daily loads us with benefits."(Ps 68:19) Although I know He has furnished countless good things for me, when the car blows a gasket,when a flu infects my family, and when relationship threaten to unravel, dissatisfaction threatens my view of God's blessings-they seem more like infrequent drips from a faucet rather than a flood of water from a hydrant! Maybe that is why in Psalm 103, David reminds us to "forget not all His benefits"(V2). And then to help us, he lists a torrent of blessings for believers. He reminds us that GOD forgives all our inequities, heals all our diseases, redeems our lives from destruction, crowns us with loving kindness, and satisfies our mouth with good things (vv 3-5). Today,let's take time to acnowledge God's abundance instead of overlooking the overflow of His blessings --by Jennifer Benson Schuldt (Our Daily Bread, March 2013)

"Adding up your blessing will multiply your joy."