Say So
Read: Psalm 107
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary – Psalm 107:2
Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary – Psalm 107:2
No one keeps good news to themselves; they
share it!
17-month-old
Charlotte was playing in the backyard of her family's Australian home, the
family’s Doberman pinscher, Khan, began to snarl. A king brown snake (the third
most venomous kind in the world) was under the house within striking distance.
Khan tried to nudge the toddler away, but when she didn’t budge, the dog lifted
the toddler by her diaper and tossed her several feet behind him, just as the
snake lunged and bit his paw—instead of her. After receiving antivenin, the dog
made a full recovery and was hailed "Khan the Wonder Dog" by his
owners.
Now, what
do you suppose is the first thing Charlotte’s mom and dad talk about when people
come over for coffee?
Psalm 107
is a study of rejoicing in rescue. We read about the people of Israel going through the
wilderness, hungry, thirsty, and hopeless until they cried to the LORD
(Yah-weh: the self-Existent or Eternal one; Jewish national name for God) and He
delivered them from their trouble. (Psalm 107:4-6).
There were
those who were being held captive, miserable and in utter despair because they
had turned their back on God. Yet, He hadn’t
turned His back on them. As a matter of fact, he used their time of trouble to
humble their heart so that they’d come back to Him (Psalm
107:10-13).
We see
people paying the penalty for their foolish and sinful choices. Their bodies
racked with pain, their minds anguished in shame, so eaten up with the apparent
irreparable damage they brought upon themselves that the very thought of food made
them nauseous. “Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble and He saved
them from their distresses.” (Psalm 107:19).
All of
these rescue stories were to be seen as real reasons to rejoice. Reasons to share
what God had done in the lives of common people who simply and humbly come to Him
for help when life seems hopeless.
The fact is
that the most introverted among us don’t keep good news a secret. When we know,
we say so.
So, say so!
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