Monday, April 17, 2023

 Shalom,

We read Psalm 107 in today's Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan. I LOVE the message of this Psalm and the examples given to us! Look first at Verses 1-3:

1 O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever! 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom He has delivered from the hand of the adversary, 3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the [Red] Sea in the south.

Notice that it is THE LORD Who ALWAYS delivered HIS people WHEN they called on HIM! Now notice what happened to these people even AFTER God had delivered them - time and time again! They wandered from Him, they rebelled against Him, some sat in darkness, others acted foolishly. But when they came to their senses they did this:

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He delivered them out of their distresses.

How did the Lord respond? He led them out of darkness! He sent His Word and healed them! He led them in the right way! He supplied their needs! He ALWAYS found ways to BLESS them - WHEN they repented (changed their thinking to agree with HIM) and called on HIM again! And HE is the same GOD now as He has ALWAYS been! Our cry?

Oh, that men would praise [and confess to] the Lord for His goodness and loving-kindness and His wonderful works to the children of men!

There is ALWAYS peace, love, joy, wisdom and comfort in the presence of the LORD! Meditate on this Psalm often this week and allow Holy Spirit to point out areas in your life where you may have neglected the Word of God and REPENT! Then call on the Name of the Lord for yourself and then PRAISE HIM for His GOODNESS, His LOVINGKINDNESS, and His WONDERFUL WORKS in YOUR life! Here is Hillsong with "That's The Power":

Shalom in Him!