THE ACTS OF GOD’S LOVING-KINDNESS
THE ACTS OF GOD’S LOVING-KINDNESS
Psalm 107 contains five wonderful pictures of life. First, we see the travellers who have lost their way (Psa 107:4-9); next, prisoners and captives who sit in darkness (Psa 107:10-16); then we see a sick-room (Psa 107:17-22); next, a terrific storm at sea (Psa 107:23-32); and finally, the lovely picture of a desert land being turned into a fertile landscape (Psa 107:33-38). The refrain, calling upon men to praise the Lord for His goodness, is repeated four times, and the Psalm closes with the fervent thought that all who are wise will give heed to the various dealings of God, as shown in these Acts of His loving-kindness.
In all lives there are periods of tumult and storm. We are whirled about by angry billows, and it seems as though we shall never reach the harbour of peace and rest. Some give themselves up to such experiences as a fate which they cannot avoid, or attempt to drown their fears and dull their senses to suffering and danger. But faith cleaves its way through the murky mists and driving cloud-wrack, and establishes a sure connection with the throne of the Eternal Father. This is what the New Testament calls the anchorage of the soul, and however severe the storm that sweeps over the earth, the soul that shelters there is safe. "Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and He delivered them out of their distresses."
At this moment you may be passing through a storm of outward trouble. Wave after wave beats upon you, as one calamity is followed by another, until it seems as though the little barque of your life must be overwhelmed. Look up to God and cry to Him. He sees you, and will not allow you to be engulfed. Or you may be experiencing inward sorrow. Your affections have been misplaced; the one you love has deceived and failed you, and the sky is now dark and stormy. The one resort of the soul when it is hard driven, is to look up to Him who holds the winds in His fist, the waters in the hollow of His hand, and who cannot forget or forsake those who cry to Him.
When the devil press you hard to see what is around, by faith fix your eyes on Christ the Author and Finisher, if Christ hardest season passed, yours will surely come to an end. All what you need is to see one little thing God has done for you in time past and continuous thank Him. Don’t stop thanking God until your situation changes. If the devil presses the harder button of problem to torment your life, you press the button of praise and thank God for His loving-kindness. It is of the Lord’s mercies that you are not consumed, for His mercies a new every morning. Note, God’s mercies fail not.
Word Affirmation: “O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever." – Psalm 107:1 (Don't just say it, mean it!)
“God renew His mercies every morning to as many that come to Him."
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