Letter F: Scripture & Craft

The letter F was an easy one: FLOWERS with cupcake liners and green pipe cleaners. And the verse was also an easy one for me to choose. It is one of my favorite verses: Psalm 103:3a. Granted it doesn’t actually begin with the letter F. But it is such a beautiful truth for us to know. God forgives ALL my sins. I want my daughter and son to be confident of this always.

The “b” part of Psalm 103:3 says “He heals all my sicknesses.” I love the equality of spiritual and physical in the same verse. God cares for every part of our being. In fact, all of Psalm 103 is a poem of God’s great love, devotion and attention to us.

This Monday morning, full of back-to-school scrambling, breakfast prep and full to-do lists be encouraged by God’s love:

PSALM 103

I will praise the Lord.
Deep down inside me, I will praise him.
I will praise him, because his name is holy.
I will praise the Lord.
I won’t forget anything he does for me.
He forgives all my sins.
He heals all my sicknesses.
He saves my life from going down into the grave.
His faithful and tender love makes me feel like a king.
He satisfies me with the good things I long for.
Then I feel young and strong again, just like an eagle.
The Lord does what is right and fair
for all who are beaten down.
He told Moses all about his plans.
He let the people of Israel see his mighty acts.
The Lord is tender and kind. He is gracious.
He is slow to get angry. He is full of love.
He won’t keep bringing charges against us.
He won’t stay angry with us forever.
He doesn’t punish us for our sins as much as we should be punished.
He doesn’t pay us back in keeping with the evil things we’ve done.
His love for those who have respect for him
is as high as the heavens are above the earth.
He has removed our lawless acts from us
as far as the east is from the west.
A father is tender and kind to his children.
In the same way, the Lord is tender and kind
to those who have respect for him.
He knows what we are made of.
He remembers that we are dust.
People’s lives are like grass.
People grow like the flowers in the field.
When the wind blows on them, they are gone.
No one can tell that they had ever been there.
But the Lord’s love
for those who have respect for him
lasts for ever and ever.
Their children’s children will know
that he always does what is right.
He always loves those who keep his covenant.
He always does what is right for those who remember to obey his commands.
The Lord has set up his throne in heaven.
His kingdom rules over all.
Praise the Lord, you angels of his.
Praise him, you mighty ones
who carry out his orders and obey his word.
Praise the Lord, all you angels in heaven.
Praise him, all you who serve him and do what he wants.
Let everything the Lord has made praise him
everywhere in his kingdom.
I will praise the Lord.

(New International Reader’s Version)
(emphasis mine)

Did you read it? I know, I ususally skip over scripture because oh-I’ve-read-that-before. If you didn’t, go back and read it. It’s worth it–and it was written lovingly for you!

Which part of that scripture do you like best?

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