I/me/my

This week we begin worship with:

Psalm 138:1, 3

I give you thanks, O LORD, with my whole heart; before the gods I sing your

praise. ...On the day I called, you answered me; my strength of soul you

increased.

In this verse we explore a person (Reread it looking for "I/me/my").  

The heart (lēḇ) is the center of emotions and from which true thankfulness pours. A healthy heart is whole (Psalms 86:11).  When it is sick it is divided (Matthew 6:24).

The soul (nep̄eš) is the center of our being into which the spirit enters to give the body life (Genesis 2:7) and what exits the body with the spirit upon death (John 19:30).  A healthy soul is strong, but not in might but rather stability, in which we rest (Psalm 62:1-2).

To strengthen the soul you call upon God.  To heal the heart we worship Him alone.