Today

Psalm 107 begins with a command and a reason. “O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.” Then it tells us who should be doing the thanking: “Let the redeemed of the LORD say so.”

If the Lord has redeemed you, you have something to say. The psalm does not ask whether you are a good speaker. It only asks whether you have been redeemed. I have heard testimonies from people who could hardly get the words out, and they moved me more than any polished speech.

Then it describes the kind of people He rescues. “They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in. Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.” Lost, lonely, empty. That is where many of us were when He found us. It is where He found me.

“Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.” That is the whole gospel in one verse. They cried. He delivered.

And here is what He does for the empty heart: “For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.”

I am thankful that the Lord did not wait for me to find my own way out of the wilderness. He heard me cry, and He led me “by the right way.”

If you are one of the redeemed, the psalm has one request of you. Say so.