Let This Bless Your Soul | Bedtime Prayers To Fall Asleep In God’s Presence | Psalm 103

[Music] psalm 103 reads bless the lord o my soul and all that is within me bless his holy name bless the lord o my soul and forget not all his benefits who forgives all your iniquity who heals all your diseases who redeems your life from the pit who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagles i find this psalm to be very powerful because david he's almost speaking to himself and encouraging himself to praise and worship the lord with all that is within him david has come to realize that praising the lord half-heartedly isn't enough praising the lord while distracted is not good enough david has realized that he needs to he has to he must praise god with everything david here knows that he needs to worship with every ounce of energy and emotion and passion that he has he needs to give god his heart his mind his body and soul in order to truly worship him saints let me ask you this are you praising the lord with all that is within you are you worshiping him with all the energy faith and passion you have [Music] let me go a step further and ask this is he not worthy to be praised [Music] is he not worthy to be given your all is god not worthy of your complete adoration what about your commitment and time and energy is he worthy of that david called on his soul to praise the lord with all he has he called on his soul to do more should we not be doing the same and so i would like to encourage you today and tell you that you should be praising the lord daily you should worship him daily we often praise and thank god half-heartedly and that is not acceptable god deserves our all he deserves our complete total and outright adoration and let me assure you of this you'll never fail to find a reason to praise as you're listening right now you have a reason to praise him by virtue of being alive and being able to hear this message you have life you have breath in you and that's reason enough to thank the lord you have ears that can hear that's something to be thankful for sure you might have problems but are your problems so big that you can't find a reason to lift high the name of jesus christ don't withhold that which is due to our lord jesus christ and that is your praise and your adoration so let psalm 103 be your anthem today bless the lord o my soul and all that is within me bless his holy name bless the lord o my soul and forget not all his benefits now join me in prayer dear lord jesus i praise your holy name today with all that is within me you are a god who is infinitely great you're greater than anything that can be found here on earth and for that we praise you we praise you lord because you are a god who forgives all our iniquities your mercies are new every morning and you offer us the opportunity to repent and be cleansed by your blood we praise you lord because you are a god who heals you heal us physically you heal us emotionally and even in our spirits and for that god you deserve all the glory we praise you lord because you are a god who redeems our life from destruction i thank you because you saved us god and through your son jesus christ we are able to choose a life of victory and triumph in you god thank you for your loving kindness and your tender mercies thank you lord even for the small things i thank you for strengthening our bodies for sight in our eyes and for breath in our lungs father your word says in psalm 103 verses 11-13 for as high as the heavens are above the earth so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him as far as the east is from the west so far does he remove our transgressions from us as a father shows compassion to his children so the lord shows compassion to those who fear him lord i know that i don't deserve such love and compassion but you still offer it to me and although i cannot repay you in any way god i can and i will offer you my praise i'll give my thanks in adoration only to you king jesus i will bless the lord with all of my soul and everything within me i will lean on you jesus and not on my own understanding god i'll sing praises only to your holy name right now lord i pray for your mighty hand of protection to lead me to guide me and to be over me and my family i speak the blood of jesus upon each and every member of my family for protection for safety for preservation of life and even for restoration i decree and declare that the gates of hell shall not prevail against me or my loved ones lord i commit myself into your loving hands lord jesus only in your arms can i find comfort peace and hope for tomorrow i apply the blood of jesus upon each and every doorpost upon each and every window post of my home i apply the blood for protection in the name of jesus christ may your pillar of fire be seen where my family and i sleep every night father i pray that my soul's focus my soul's desire would be to praise and worship you god keep me from being distracted or discouraged by the devil keep me from being affected or impacted by any naysayers or negative people let my heart's focus be you lord jesus lord keep me even from my own carnal wants desires and thoughts that don't bring you glory your word in john 4 24 says god is spirit and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth may the holy spirit teach me how to worship you in spirit and in truth may the holy spirit teach me how to worship you in such a way that i would experience the fullness of your presence let nothing separate me from you father lead me closer to you help me walk in line and in obedience to your word and not my feelings and so father i command my hands to praise the lord i command my feet to praise the lord i command my mind to praise the lord i command my heart to praise the lord i command my speech to praise the lord father like david said with everything in me i will bless your name be glorified and be praised forevermore thank you for hearing my prayer it's in jesus name that i pray amen the bible in isaiah 59 verse 19 says so shall they fear the name of the lord from the west and his glory from the rising of the sun when the enemy comes in like a flood the spirit of the lord will lift up a standard against him in certain parts of the world where villages or towns are at risk of flooding the advice given to residents when there is a severe flood warning is that they should evacuate their homes and move to higher ground if they so happen to get trapped in their homes residents are advised to get as high as possible and this includes going on the roof until help comes and so when the bible tells us that when our enemy the devil comes at us like a flood the spirit of the lord will lift up a standard against him in a sense the bible is telling us that in those moments when the enemy attacks our lives and attempts to drown us the spirit of the lord will lift up a standard against him and place us on higher ground habakkuk chapter 3 verse 19 says god the 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