Season of Thanks: Day 5 - Psalm 107
Psalm 107:1-16
1Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his faithful love endures forever.
2Let the redeemed of the Lord proclaim
that he has redeemed them from the power of the foe
3and has gathered them from the lands —
from the east and the west,
from the north and the south.
4Some wandered in the desolate wilderness,
finding no way to a city where they could live.
5They were hungry and thirsty;
their spirits failed within them.
6Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
he rescued them from their distress.
7He led them by the right path
to go to a city where they could live.
8Let them give thanks to the Lord
for his faithful love
and his wondrous works for all humanity.
9For he has satisfied the thirsty
and filled the hungry with good things.
10Others sat in darkness and gloom —
prisoners in cruel chains —
11because they rebelled against God’s commands
and despised the counsel of the Most High.
12He broke their spirits with hard labor;
they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
13Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;
he saved them from their distress.
14He brought them out of darkness and gloom
and broke their chains apart.
15Let them give thanks to the Lord
for his faithful love
and his wondrous works for all humanity.
16For he has broken down the bronze gates
and cut through the iron bars.
SHARING
How does this passage help you give thanks?
God's Deliverance
Scripture details numerous times the Lord delivered the Israelites out of trials and difficulties. Also detailed are many times the Israelites turned away from their God. Despite the Israelite’s repeated disobedience, God remained faithful and demonstrated His love and compassion for them. He showed this by taking them out of harm’s way and saving them time and time again.
Similarly, God has delivered us from trials and difficulties in our lives. He is indeed faithful and shows His goodness and compassion to us as well, despite our disobedience in sin. In fact, He loves us so much that He paid the greatest price to deliver us from the cost of our own sin, eternal death. This deliverance was given to us by the death of His Son, Jesus, on the cross so that we can be saved from our sins and have eternal life with Him. Let us give thanks to the Lord for He is good and His faithful love endures forever!
SHARING
- How can we better remember God’s work of deliverance in your life?
- How can you use an example of God’s deliverance in your life to build up your testimony?
TAKE ACTION
- Finish reading Psalm 107
- Write down three instances where God has delivered you. Spend time in prayer to give thanks to God for His work in those times.
- Pray a prayer of thanksgiving for His ultimate deliverance. Thank the Lord for the salvation given freely to us by the sacrifice of Jesus.
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