Tag; We Cried - He Heard - Psalm 105-107

Psalms 107:4-6

Some wandered in desert wastes,

finding no way to a city to dwell in;

hungry and thirsty,

their soul fainted within them.

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

Tag:  We Cried - He Heard!!

In Psalms 107 we have the song about God rescuing those in need.  Some, due to their own decisions and others due to the sin in this world.  Note that He saves those who cry out:

1.  Those who are simply wandering in the wilderness, who are in poverty:

Psalms 107:4-5

Some wandered in desert wastes,

finding no way to a city to dwell in;

hungry and thirsty,

their soul fainted within them.

We don’t know why they are in this state, only that they call out to God and He saves them. 

2.  Those who are in darkness and don’t know what to do because they failed to obey the Word of God (that was right in front of them).  They were suffering under the weight of their own, self created, circumstances:

Psalms 107:10-14

Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,

prisoners in affliction and in irons,

for they had rebelled against the words of God,

and spurned the counsel of the Most High.

So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor;

they fell down, with none to help.

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,

and burst their bonds apart.

We don’t know their exact disobedience but we do know God forgave them and rescued them out of trouble.  But, they too had to cry out for help. 

3.  Others, so rebellious to God’s Word, were locked into a life of extreme suffering and close to the gates of death.  Yet, they, too, cried out and were saved:

Psalms 107:17-19

Some were fools through their sinful ways,

and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;

they loathed any kind of food,

and they drew near to the gates of death.

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

4.  Those who were simply “doing business” and everyday functions, who fell into the trap of earning a living and building a dream of financial independence:

Psalms 107:23-28

Some went down to the sea in ships,

doing business on the great waters;

they saw the deeds of the Lord,

his wondrous works in the deep.

For he commanded and raised the stormy wind,

which lifted up the waves of the sea.

They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths;

their courage melted away in their evil plight;

they reeled and staggered like drunken men

and were at their wits' end.

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

No matter the circumstances, God heard their cry and delivered them.  Not in their timing but in His timing.  God delivers.  Psalm 107 is a promise to believe in!!!