Morning Devotional 110425 Blessed Beyond Measure

Liz’s Morning Devotional: Scripture selected from Upper Room

November 4, 2025 

Psalm 103:1-12

1 Let my whole being bless the LORD! Let everything inside me bless his holy name! 2 Let my whole being bless the LORD and never forget all his good deeds: 3 how God forgives all your sins, heals all your sickness, 4 saves your life from the pit, crowns you with faithful love and compassion, 5 and satisfies you with plenty of good things so that your youth is made fresh like an eagle’s. 6 The LORD works righteousness; does justice for all who are oppressed. 7 God made his ways known to Moses; made his deeds known to the Israelites. 8 The LORD is compassionate and merciful, very patient, and full of faithful love. 9 God won’t always play the judge; he won’t be angry forever. 10 He doesn’t deal with us according to our sin or repay us according to our wrongdoing, 11 because as high as heaven is above the earth, that’s how large God’s faithful love is for those who honor him. 12 As far as east is from west that’s how far God has removed our sin from us.

Good Morning! Bless the Lord, O My Soul!

 8 The LORD is compassionate and merciful, very patient, and full of faithful love. 

No matter how hard we try to earn our salvation, we wil fail. Our salvation is a gift from God. God loves us and blesses us in all things, even our shortcomings. 

10 He doesn’t deal with us according to our sin or repay us according to our wrongdoing.

Imagine if we were separated into groups based upon our sins or wrongdoing, and each group had to pay restitution for their acts against God and others. If this were true, none of us would be saved because we could not do enough good to cancel out the bad. In our attempts to do good to one, we might harm another, and it becomes a viscous circle. Even when we do not purposely harm another, our actions create a ripple effect that touch more souls than we can imagine. 

Praise be to our gracious and loving God who welcomes us to come and ask forgiveness. When God forgives us, our slate is wiped clean, and we begin anew. Enter each day as a chance to shower the world with God’s love. 

Loving Lord, you bless us abundantly! We try and fail so many times. Even when we think we are doing good, others fall in pain. Thank you for your neverending love and forgiveness. Thank you. We love you, Lord! In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen

Thought for the day: Our God is an awesome God. 

Worship God’s Holy Name! Pastor Liz