PSALM 103 Gracious LORD

Psalm 103:8-10  NIV
8    The LORD is compassionate and gracious
      slow to anger, abounding in love.
9    He will not always accuse
      nor will he harbour his anger forever.
10  He does not treat us as our sins deserve
      or repay us according to our iniquities.

Compassionate and gracious; two of the main qualities
which reveal how our LORD cares for us.

Our Lord gives us freedom to choose our own future.
His choice for our future is gracious and compassionate.
May we choose what God hopes for us
.
Psalm 103:11 NIV

For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his love for those who fear him.

This is the context of our spirituality,
The one to one love of our Lord and Saviour
is also the context of our daily living and breathing,
but once we become aware of the warmth of His love
and the constancy of His love,
the winter of our spirituality becomes vibrant summer.
Let us accept God's love
in all its vastness,
in all its fullness.

Psalm 103:12 NIV

12  as far as the east is from the west,
      so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

You are neither on remand nor on parole.
"This day you will be with me in paradise".
It is tea, with the governor, in his garden,
right now and from now on.

Let us receive the fullness of His forgiveness.

Psalm 103:13 NIV

As a father has compassion on his children
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him; 

Our God is a father to his people.
That He has compassion on His people
reveals the character of our God.
He is an example to faithful fathers.
It is Godly to show compassion to our children.
It is a requirement of righteousness to have compassion
on our children..