They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end. Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses. Psalm 107: 27-28
Psalm 107 is a song of thanksgiving to God for His goodness and mercy. It has much to say about the human condition and the kind of person who finds salvation. Not everyone can sing this song because, sadly, not everyone finds salvation. The song is sung as a testimony to what God has done for those whom He has redeemed.
The song tells of troubled lives pushed to the brink by hunger and thirst; loneliness and spiritual darkness; afflictions and imprisonment. It speaks of people who have rejected God’s counsel and are hopelessly out of solutions. They are troubled on every side and nothing they have done has brought relief. They are regular people made desperate by circumstances (often of their own making).
Though they have shamelessly rebelled against God and rejected Him, when all else has failed they call on God. It’s a familiar story. Men seek solutions to their problems everywhere but the one place where deliverance has been offered. It is noteworthy that while God could have saved them at any point, He waited for them to call. He is always standing at the ready, waiting for our call.
Every person has been called to salvation, only those who answer with a call of their own find it. Those who have never known true need; those who have never accepted blame or fault; are among those who will never surrender to God, and so never call on Him. It’s not that God doesn’t see or hear. Quite the opposite He does see, and He does hear. Moreover, He has offered a solution, ask, seek, knock.
God has already provided all that is needed for salvation from our distresses. It is written in His Son’s blood. It’s our move. The song tells us four times, when they cried in their troubles and every time, He delivered them.
Salvation brings great joy, but it begins with pain and desperate need—at our wit’s end. That is the place where we meet God.
Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.
Maranatha
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