I turned the page.
Psalm 107.
A completely beautiful piece of the reality of God’s massive
love for us.
I needed it, you know, to be reminded.
To be reminded of the fact whatever type of distress,
however dark the situation, however much we can’t see the way ahead, when we
cry out to him he listens.
And.
Acts.
This Psalm written to celebrate the Jews return from exile
in Babylon speaks about some of the different types of darkness they will have
encountered in Babylon. Deepest gloom, iron chains, peril on the seas,
affliction, loneliness, hopelessness amongst others.
But.
Hope that reaches epic proportions flows from these words.
The Psalm gives us the message that however extreme our
calamity may seem, God is able to break through to help us.
Verse 6 & 7 kind of sum this up.
“Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble and he
delivered them from their distress. He led them by a straight way to a city
where they could settle.”
So.
Hey.
If you feel in distress today.
If you feel pretty hopeless or like nothing is going right
for you.
If you feel unsettled or restless.
If you feel discouraged or even disillusioned.
If you feel trapped or claustrophobic.
If you feel like you are kind of losing the plot completely.
Don’t think about it, just cry out for God and then let him shower
you with hope.
However extreme your thing is?
Let God help.
