Sunday, 2nd November 2025
Alex Buabeng-Korsah
TOPIC: COUNT EVERY MERCY RECEIVED
THEME SCRIPTURE: “Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me.” — Psalm 103:2 (NLT)
PREPARATORY QUESTION
1. Why should you count every mercy God has shown you and be thankful?
There’s a quiet danger in the human heart — the ease with which gratitude fades. When life presses hard, we can become blind to blessings, speaking more about what’s missing than what God has mercifully given. David, however, calls his soul to attention: “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits.”
David was a man who knew that gratitude doesn’t come naturally — it must be cultivated.
Psalm 103 is David’s deliberate act of remembering. He rehearses grace: forgiveness, healing, redemption, love, satisfaction. Each line is a counterweight to despair. He is not denying pain — Psalm 102 shows us a man groaning in distress — but he’s choosing perspective. Thanksgiving becomes the discipline that transforms complaint into worship.
The early church father John Chrysostom once said, “It is not so much sin that destroys us as our refusal to give thanks.”
Ingratitude distorts reality; it makes grace invisible. But when we remember God’s benefits, even faintly, our hearts begin to see again. The dark room of discouragement is pierced by His light.
Psalm 104 continues this melody, turning our gaze outward to creation — the heavens, the earth, the winds, the springs, and the seasons. Each part sings of a God who not only saves souls but sustains the galaxies. Gratitude expands when we see the fingerprints of God in everything — from morning light to mercy renewed.
The 17th-century theologian Jeremy Taylor wrote, “A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue but the parent of all others.”
Practically, how can we ensure we are always thankful to God for His mercies?
- List your mercies. Consciously pen down five specific blessings each morning this week. See if you still remember His mercies for your life.
- Verbalize thanks. Tell one person today how God has been good to you, if truly you know His goodness.
- Praise intentionally. Read Psalm 103 aloud, turning each verse into a personal prayer.
Beloved, he who forgets the mercies of God has lost the key to his own joy. Thankfulness reorders our souls. It humbles us, heals us, and renews our strength like that of the eagle.
Remain blessed.
FURTHER READING: Psalms 102–104
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QUESTIONS TO HELP YOU MEDITATE ON THE WORD
1. What blessings from the past week have you failed to notice or name before God?
2. How does thanksgiving shift your focus when life feels unfair or uncertain?
3. What does it reveal about God that He “does not deal with us as our sins deserve” (Psalm 103:10)?
PRAYER
Lord, awaken my memory of Your mercies.
Forgive me for the blindness of complaint.
Teach me to count not my troubles but Your benefits —
forgiveness, healing, love, and renewal.
Let gratitude be the language of my soul,
and praise the rhythm of my days. In Jesus' precious name. Amen
One-Year Bible Reading Plan.
Psalm 141; 2 John 1; Job 10
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