[Songs in the Night - October 9]
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases. Psalm 103:2, 3
THE Prophet David may have appropriated these
words to himself as a Jew, and may have thought of
his own physical healing and blessing as evidences of
the Lord's favor under the Law Covenant.
But the
prophetic application of this Psalm to spiritual Israel
is still more interesting.
The spiritual Israelites are
new creatures, and have this treasure in earthen vessels.
With these it is the new mind that recognizes his
healing, his forgiveness, his reconciliation to God; and
according to God's promise, all things are working together
for good to him because he loves God and has
been called according to the divine purpose.
Continually
the new creature has cause to exclaim the
words of our text.
The Apostle Paul, carrying out this
same thought, declared that the great Redeemer will
ultimately present his church before the Father faultless
and perfect in love—Sown in weakness, raised in
power; sown in dishonor, raised in glory; sown an
animal body, raised a spirit body.
We shall be like him
and see him as he is and share his glory. Z'12-71 R4981:4 (Hymn 327)