This week’s blog completes our series about God’s word in “Hard Times” What a wonderful way to end this series. It is a collection of comforting words of heavenly tenderness all set before us to give us faith in hard times. They serve to remind us of the righteousness, mercy and grace that are the benefits of serving GOD. In Psalm 103:2 be remindful of of the benefits of serving our creator…Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits. We should also remember that He is slow to anger…verse 8…The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. Imagine… Know…That God has removed our sins from us as far as infinity… as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. Mercy, oh what mercy God has for His Children…verses 10-17…

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he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. 

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

12 

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

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

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for he knows how we are formed,
he remembers that we are dust.

15 

The life of mortals is like grass,
they flourish like a flower of the field;

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the wind blows over it and it is gone,
and its place remembers it no more.

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But from everlasting to everlasting
the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,
and his righteousness with their children’s children—

What does our God ask of us? To whom are these benefits given to? We find that answer in verse 18…

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with those who keep his covenant
    and remember to obey his precepts.

I hope you have enjoyed this series and encourage you to come back to “The Pew” next week. Stay strong and safe and Keep The Faith.

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