This morning as I was praying through Psalm 107 I was drawn to a repeated line that says, "then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble." What was really neat was the different types of people described in this psalm who were crying out to God for help; wanderers, criminals, fools, sailors caught up in storms, the hungry and needy. In all cases, God delivers them, even when part of their trouble was brought on by His hand (usually a consequence of their sin). The response that this psalm calls for is that those who were rescued in these instances would give thanks and praise to God for His grace, and that those of us reading this psalm would take these things to heart and "consider the great love of the Lord."
If we are "wise," as the psalmist says, and do take these things to heart, I would think that it would have an effect on us to praise and thank God for His wonderful deeds bestowed upon humanity. Might it also remind us that when we are faced with troubles, even ones that we bring upon ourselves, we too can cry out to the Lord and look for His merciful hand in our lives. Then we too could testify to His unfailing love, and by our praise cause others to praise Him and learn to cry out to Him as well.
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