The Benefits of God
This article "The Benefits of God" was taken from the Heart Magazine, April/May 1980. THE BENEFITS OF GOD To claim and manifest God’s healing, We must believe on the positives of His Word, Not the negatives of the world. Dr. Victor Paul Wierwille HEART Magazine – April/May 1980, Volume 4, No. 2 – page 4 and 5 Psalm 103 is a tremendous example of knowledge and praise. Just reading it thrills the heart of anyone who loves God. The beauty with which this psalm is set just from a human point of view, without even thinking of its spiritual impact, should set at peace the soul of any man or woman. For us as born-again believers, there are tremendous spiritual truths hidden in this psalm that will elevate and enrich our lives as we learn them. To understand the richness of this psalm, let’s look at it verse by verse. Verses 1 and 2: 1 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. 2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: With my whole being I want to bless the Lord and bless His holy name. And let me know forget all His benefits. Wouldn’t it be too overwhelming if verse 2 said, “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and remember all His benefits?” Which one of us could possibly begin to remember and then enumerate all the blessings, all the benefits, that we have received from God through the years? None of us could. Therefore, in this tremendous psalm, God does not tell us to remember all the benefits’ He simply asks us not to forget them all. “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.” There are certainly some times that we can remember when He has benefited us. He has called us out of darkness into the marvelous light of the gospel of redemption and salvation; He has made His Word living and real to us; He has taught us the keys that are so beautifully written in His Word, such as His Word is His will. How tremendous it is to just not forget what we were at one time and what He has made us today. What joy it is to
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a part of a verse in the Word of God, then every person has a right to scratch out whatever he chooses. But when one person deletes or negates one verse and someone else deletes another verse, we no longer have the Word of God. It is either all God’s Word or it isn’t. It is as simple as that. Just because one verse or passage does not agree with your or my theology does not invalidate it or make it any less God’s Word. It is not a question of whether the truth of God’s Word agrees with our theology; it is a question of whether or not we agree with God’s Word. Verse 3 of Psalm 103 very plainly says, “Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all [without exception] thy diseases.” Does God forgive your sins? Of course He does. Well then, can God also heal you? He must or He is a liar; but God is no liar. People may then question, “Well, why doesn’t God heal everybody?” Healing for al