Who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. Psalms 103:4-5
Most of us are aware that we are saved from destruction. Wonderful as that is, it can remain very impersonal. The fireman may rescue someone from the fire, but have no relationship with the rescued one afterward. Not so with God. Think of a coronation. God is the one placing the crown on your head. And what exactly is that crown? It is all that he is in himself—a giving of HIMSELF to you. According to verse 5, what is the result of this extravagant gift?