Friday, March 2, 2007

Rescue And Response

Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.
Let the redeemed of the LORD say so,
Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,
And gathered out of the lands,
From the east and from the west,
From the north and from the south.
They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way;
They found no city to dwell in.
Hungry and thirsty,
Their soul fainted in them.
Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,
And He delivered them out of their distresses.
And He led them forth by the right way,
That they might go to a city for a dwelling place.
Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
For He satisfies the longing soul,
And fills the hungry soul with goodness

Psalm 107

Every testimony for Christ begins with a rescue followed by a thankful response: “Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever” (Psalm 107:1). Whether our experience of salvation sounds dramatic or not, the reality remains: “He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love” (See Colossians 1:13). Because we have been redeemed, we should want to tell others.The best way to thank Christ for saving us is to tell others about Him.

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