Psalm 107 is an answer to the call in psalm 106 for God to save His people. We meet four groups along the way – wanderers in the desert, prisoners in chains, fools who got themselves in a mess, and sailors at sea.
Each one calls to God, and each one God saves. We are shown by this Psalm. God is good. God is faithful. We celebrate this weekly by observing communion.
God is a God who saves. Paul tells us that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved, just as we see in this Psalm. There is foreshadowing of Christ’s salvation even in this passage. The wanderers in the desert seek water, and we know that Christ is the eternal source of living water.
As Augustine wrote, “Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee.”
Note, though, that each of these groups is in trouble because of their own choices. The wanderers went out perhaps unprepared, the prisoners rebelled, the fools were foolish, the sailors went out into the chaotic sea. Each of them was responsible for their own predicament – it would be easy to let each of them endure the consequences of their action. But each of us is ultimately the same in that way – we all make choices that put us into trouble and distress, and God offers His help to all of us.
We have a God who saves, and a God who listens. We can take all our anxieties and fears before the King of the Universe and leave them there. We don’t carry it anymore, but give it to the Lord who is good, whose love endures forever.
Charles Spurgeon wrote many years ago, “In all your troubles through this year, look to God and be saved.” We have many troubles through this year – but we can look to God.
We should also be thankful for the many times God has brought us through our troubles. Our gratitude should erupt our is us in humble worship – give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. We have a reason to sing and worship and tell the stories of God’s faithfulness.
-Sermon Notes, Bart Hodgson, Seed Church, Lynnwood, WA, June 7, 2020