Recounting

My mouth will tell of your righteous acts, of your deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is past my knowledge.  With the mighty deeds of the Lord God I will come; I will remind them of your righteousness, yours alone.  (Psalm 71:15-16)


Who can recount the deeds of the Lord on their behalf?  We can't begin to number them.  Think of the rescues, the interventions, the preventions!  Think of the times the Lord has shut your mouth just in the nick of time, before you said something you would regret forever.  Think of the superb kindnesses to you in Christ Jesus!  He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all!  (Romans 8:32)  


This Christ who died for us, also lived for us a life of perfect righteousness, and then handed it to us as our own, as if it had been us who had lived it!  (See 2 Corinthians 5:21)   What a Savior, what a God!  Your righteousness, O God, reaches the high heavens.  You who have done great things, O God, who is like you? (Psalm 71:19)   Indeed!  


Tell of His righteous acts this day; begin by telling them to yourself.  Preach this astonishing gospel to yourself, and believe it.  Then pass it on.