Well, we’re done studying Psalm 103 together, but my prayer is that none of us are done praising God for all that He has done for us!
For those of you who would like some ideas for further study on your own, here are some suggestions to get you started:
- Study another psalm, using the same methods you have learned while studying Psalm 103. Pick a short psalm and see how you do on your own. Psalm 51 would be an interesting study after studying David’s gratitude for God’s mercy and forgiveness in Psalm 103. For extra help, use the same commentaries we used when studying Psalm 103.
- Use Blueletterbible to study the words remember and forget in the Bible. Make a list of everything we are told to remember. How many different Hebrew or Greek (in the New Testament) words are translated as remember and forget in English? Do they have different meanings? What do you want to remember, as a result of studying these words?
- Study the word lovingkindness (KJV) in more detail. Search on the word in Blueletterbible, record the definitions, read all the verses that contain the word, read the context of verses that are part of a larger story, and compile all your notes into a summary of the word’s meaning. Be ready to be amazed.
- Study the word forgive in the same way as described above for lovingkindness. How does this word relate to God? How does it relate to us? What all does it encompass?
- Read one of the Gospels and pay close attention to all that Jesus did, said, and suffered as He lived on earth and died to redeem us “from destruction”. Take time to study some of the words in detail. Keep a list of your observations. Thank Jesus for doing all of this for you.
- Read the book of Exodus and its account of Israel leaving Egypt and wandering in the wilderness. Note the many instances of God’s mercy and slowness to anger as He cares for His children. Compare the Israelite’s experience with the patience and mercy God has shown you.
- Join the Busy Mamas Bible Study Facebook group (if you aren’t already a member) and study 1 John 3 during December. This is a study we already did online this past spring, so we won’t be posting it on the blog each day, but a link for each day’s lesson will be posted on the Facebook group page, and comments and questions can be shared with the group. This is a great study to follow Psalm 103. What does the believer do, not to earn God’s love, but in response to God’s love?
- Tackle one of the other Busy Mamas Bible studies. Besides 1 John 3 and Psalm 103, there are five other studies available free in the archives of our blog. You can search for the studies on the blog, or you can purchase an eBook (which is handier than finding all the studies online) or a print copy of the studies on Colossians 3, Psalm 37, 1 Corinthians 13, and Proverbs 31 (and they’re all on sale right now through December 17).
- Learn other study methods such as topical, book, and character studies, as you study godly beauty in Beauty in the Heart. This book is designed to help you learn how to study the Bible while learning what God — not our culture — says about beauty. This would be a great study to do along with daughters, junior high age and up.
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Watch for Thursday’s post this week! We’ll be giving away a $50 gift certificate for Doorposts, just in time for your Christmas shopping!
I’ll be praying for you all! God’s Word is alive and powerful! Keep studying! 