Psalm 103 - "Nothing I Hold On To"

Psalm 103

1 Praise the Lord, my soul;
    all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
2 Praise the Lord, my soul,
    and forget not all his benefits—
3 who forgives all your sins
    and heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit
    and crowns you with love and compassion,
5 who satisfies your desires with good things
    so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

6 The Lord works righteousness
    and justice for all the oppressed.

7 He made known his ways to Moses,
    his deeds to the people of Israel:
8 The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
    slow to anger, abounding in love.
9 He will not always accuse,
    nor will he harbor his anger forever;
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve
    or repay us according to our iniquities.
11 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.

13 As a father has compassion on his children,
    so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
14 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;
16 the wind blows over it and it is gone,
    and its place remembers it no more.
17 But from everlasting to everlasting
    the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,
    and his righteousness with their children’s children—
18 with those who keep his covenant
    and remember to obey his precepts.

19 The Lord has established his throne in heaven,
    and his kingdom rules over all.

20 Praise the Lord, you his angels,
    you mighty ones who do his bidding,
    who obey his word.
21 Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts,
    you his servants who do his will.
22 Praise the Lord, all his works
    everywhere in his dominion.

Praise the Lord, my soul.

I love a song we heard at Mission Nashville this week.  It's called "Nothing I Hold On To" and even though the lyrics are so simple they are so powerful.

I lean not on my own understanding,
My life is in the hands of the maker of heaven

I Give it all to you God, 
Trusting that you'll make something beautiful out of me

I will climb this mountain 
With my hands wide open
I will climb this mountain 
With my hands wide open

There is nothing I hold on to
There is nothing I hold on to
There is nothing I hold on to
There is nothing I hold on to

All Glory To God, Forever. Amen

Woo hoo!!!!  "Nothing I Hold On To" is the way I want to live my life.  Total surrender is the theme of my life.  I don't want to allow anything to get between me and the Lord.  Nor do I want to allow anyone to get in between Him and I.  I pray every day to have His attitude and His demeanor.  When I allow the enemy to creep into my life, I give him a foothold and he is not the one who should have a foothold in my life.  Only the Lord should be in my life.

Dear Jesus,
Thank You for this song.  Thank You for loving me enough to not only die on the cross but then to be resurrected for me.  I pray You will continue to bless all of the people who participated in Mission Nashville in a mighty way.  Show each of us where You want us to go and what You want us to do as Your servants.  Thank You Jesus for being The One I Hold On To.  Amen.