AI OVERVIEW: Gratitude arises when memory recalls God’s benefits, for gratitude involves a benefit, a beneficiary, and a benefactor, shaping how one perceives daily life. Psalm 103 lists benefits such as forgiving all sins, healing diseases, redeeming life from the pit, crowning with love and compassion, satisfying desires with good things, and youth renewed like the eagles, pointing to God as the ultimate benefactor. The story in Luke 7 reinforces that the forgiven many love much, highlighting how recognizing forgiveness fuels gratitude. Application calls listeners to consider what three things they are grateful for today and to express gratitude as a daily practice toward God.
YOUTUBE DESCRIPTION: --- How do you become a grateful person? In this reflection on Psalm 103, John Ortberg explores one of the great themes of spiritual life: gratitude. At the center of Psalm 103 is a simple command: "Forget not all His benefits." Drawing from philosopher Robert C. Roberts and the...
