Psalms 107 is medicine for the anxious heart. Its for the one fainting from the heat of day when difficulties, stressful events or problems overwhelm a life. It's a Psalm of relief, like a cool refreshing drink, when you feel parched while walking through a challenging season in your spiritual walk.
The Psalm serves as a reminder of God's goodness and faithfulness not just in our own lives, but in the lives of others God has touched.
We read of the homeless given a home in a safe city (verse 7). The hungry are feed (verse 9). Prisoners are freed from a self inflicted prison brought on by their rebellion and disobedience (verses 10-16). Fools are delivered and healed (verses 17-20). The storm tossed are guided to a safe harbor (verses 23-30).
Throughout the Psalms there is a repeated cry to give thanks to the Lord for His goodness. Not only as result of Him answering prayer and meeting a need, but right through the tough and trying moment until the answer comes from the Lord. This is when we will be the most tested in our faith.
We must believe God is good and His goodness has not been withheld from us even if we do badly in responding to the trials and testings in our life. Perhaps this what makes Psalms 107 so wonderful is that some did not do well and found themselves in a pit or a prison, but God's unfailing goodness rescued them!
The last verse of the Psalm ends on a very powerful note. It says, "Whoever is wise will observe these things, and they will understand the lovingkindness of the Lord" (verse 43).
What that says is that we may not be always on the receiving end of a blessing, but by simply observing God's goodness in the life of another, helps us understand and appreciate His goodness!
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