Thought for the Day 8/20/2012

Psalm 107:23-31

This excerpt from Psalms 107 is a wonderful illustration of God's providence. As fishermen are casting their nets at sea, a terrible storm erupts which frightens the sailors. Their fear is so great that they cry to God for help. God gracefully calms the storm and leads them safely home.

"Oh, that men would praise the Lord for his goodness", the psalmist adds in verse 31.

How many times do we wait until the storm arrives before we will call upon God?

Don't wait until the storm comes. Start your day praising the Lord and making your relationship with him stronger each day.

Psalm 107:23-31

They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;

These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep.

For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up the waves thereof.

They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths:

their soul is melted because of trouble.

They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end.

Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.

He makes the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.

Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.

Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!