Psalms 107:1

Psalms 107:1 says, O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.  As David told the people of Israel then, we as followers of Christ, should give thanks to God daily because His mercy endures forever.  God is not arbitrarily merciful to His people, but is merciful forever.  Verse two adds, Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;  This could have referred to being physically redeemed from the enemy, but as Christians it has a deeper meaning of being redeemed from our spiritual enemies.  Verse three continues, And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.  Just as God gathered His people together then, one day Jesus Christ is going to return and gather those that have put their faith in Him from all over the world. Verse four states, They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.  The wandering in the wilderness was because of the rebellion against and lack of faith in God even after He delivered them from Egypt.  If we begin to question God or even rebel against Him, we will find ourselves wandering in a spiritual wilderness.  Just as the people of Israel were still God's chosen people in the wilderness, if we have put our faith in Jesus Christ we are still a part of God's people, but we may lose so much of the joy of our salvation if we are wandering in a spiritual wilderness.  Verse five adds, Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.  There in the wilderness, the souls of the people fainted on them because they were hungry and thirsty because they doubted God.  We may find ourselves spiritually hungry and thirsty and ready to have our soul ready to faint if we begin to question God or defy His will. Verse six declares, Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.  When the people of Isreal called out to God, He delivered them from their distress.  We should not wait until we are in distress to call out to God, but should call out to Him and follow His leadership daily to avoid getting into spiritual distress.  Verse seven adds, And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.  God led the people of Isreal forth into the right way so they might go to the city of habitation.  As Christians, God leads us forth into the right way so that we may one day enter the city of habitation, our heavenly home.  Verse eight says, Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!  As David stated, it would be so wonderful if all people would praise the LORD for His goodness, but the best we can do as followers of Christ is to make sure that we praise Him.  Verse nine adds, For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.  If we have accepted Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and Lord, He will satisfy the longing of our soul and fill our hungry soul with gladness as long as we are obedient to His word.