So often life just doesn't go our way. "I'm so over it," we say. In frustration and annoyance we we just want to be done with it, but this is not an option for a believer. We can trust that God has called us into every specific circumstance in our life, and we can trust that there is some great purpose in it. We should have an open expectancy that God may even want to surprise us with something we never expected. We aren't to give in to cynicism, but we are to give in to faith. We look not to our circumstances, but we look to God's faithfulness.
Psalm 107 compels us to vocalize God's steadfast love, both for our own souls and to encourage the church. We see four scenarios where people encounter God's grace: the lost wanderer, the isolated rebel, the suffering sinner, and the storm-tossed soul. Whether through aimless wandering, willful rebellion, self-inflicted suffering, or life's overwhelming storms, God's response is consistent. When these individuals, at their wit's end, cried out to the Lord, He delivered them. He satisfies the longing soul, breaks the chains of rebellion, heals the afflicted, and calms the tempestuous seas. Just as we trust a skilled surgeon's knife, we should trust God's hand in our lives, even amidst trials. Let the redeemed acknowledge and celebrate His steadfast love.
