He was riding in his own country, in wild country.”
–Louis L’Amour (Borden Chantry)
“Make Your ways known to me, LORD; teach me Your paths.”
“Make Your ways known to me, LORD; teach me Your paths.”
–Psalm 25:4 (HCSB)
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As we have looked at Psalm 105 we have seen that it is a psalm of reminder. It focuses on the history of Israel and God’s deliverance throughout their history. With this month of Thanksgiving, why not sit down and write, or at least think, about all the times that God has taken care of you. The many times He has delivered you from possible death, the times He has been there when sickness was in the house. Most reading this will not know the feeling of starvation for there was always some food on the table. You may have gone from steak to beans, but there was sustenance. A roof overhead, a bed, but most importantly the knowledge that God was there with you.
37 — He also brought them out with silver and gold, and there was none feeble among His tribes.
38 — Egypt was glad when they departed, for the fear of them had fallen upon them.
39 — He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light in the night.
40 — The people asked, and He brought quail, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 — He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it ran in the dry places like a river.
42 — For He remembered His holy promise, and Abraham His servant.
43 — He brought out His people with joy, His chosen ones with gladness.
44 — He gave them the lands of the Gentiles, and they inherited the labor of the nations,
45 — That they might observe His statutes and keep His laws. Praise the LORD! (NKJV)
God is there to protect and guide. A cloud for covering and fire to give light. It served as a guide in the wilderness, a shield of protection, and a covering for the manifestations of God’s glorious presence. If you are in the midst of a wilderness why not look up and see the cloud of God hovering over you? He is there, just as He was with the Israelites. F.B. Meyer said, “Dare to believe that one day, when you know as you are known, you shall understand the lovingkindness that underlay your darkest experience.”
In the midst of your turmoil and troubles remember the Lord, His dealings in the Scriptures, and His covering over you in the past. God is faithful and He will take care of our needs. If the need arises He will give food from heaven, or He will open up the rock to satisfy our thirst. To bring it closer to home, the “Rock” has been struck and from this Rock flow the waters of life which if we drink of Him we will never thirst (John 4:13-14).
This psalm records five hundred years of God’s unbroken faithfulness toward His people. Think and know–that God’s eternal purposes are still being carried out in the world in which we live. We should have confidence in the God who rules history. George O. Wood puts it this way, “If today is not one of joy, God’s tomorrow will be. The Lord will never leave or abandon you in ‘Egypt’ or ‘the wilderness.’ He intends to bring you into a place where the ecstasy far outweighs the agony.” Perhaps this is a good place to utter those last words of the psalm — Praise the LORD!
“Through each perplexing path of life
Our wandering footsteps guide;
Give us each day our daily bread
And raiment fit provide.”
–Philip Doddridge
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As we have looked at Psalm 105 we have seen that it is a psalm of reminder. It focuses on the history of Israel and God’s deliverance throughout their history. With this month of Thanksgiving, why not sit down and write, or at least think, about all the times that God has taken care of you. The many times He has delivered you from possible death, the times He has been there when sickness was in the house. Most reading this will not know the feeling of starvation for there was always some food on the table. You may have gone from steak to beans, but there was sustenance. A roof overhead, a bed, but most importantly the knowledge that God was there with you.
37 — He also brought them out with silver and gold, and there was none feeble among His tribes.
38 — Egypt was glad when they departed, for the fear of them had fallen upon them.
39 — He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light in the night.
40 — The people asked, and He brought quail, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 — He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it ran in the dry places like a river.
42 — For He remembered His holy promise, and Abraham His servant.
43 — He brought out His people with joy, His chosen ones with gladness.
44 — He gave them the lands of the Gentiles, and they inherited the labor of the nations,
45 — That they might observe His statutes and keep His laws. Praise the LORD! (NKJV)
God is there to protect and guide. A cloud for covering and fire to give light. It served as a guide in the wilderness, a shield of protection, and a covering for the manifestations of God’s glorious presence. If you are in the midst of a wilderness why not look up and see the cloud of God hovering over you? He is there, just as He was with the Israelites. F.B. Meyer said, “Dare to believe that one day, when you know as you are known, you shall understand the lovingkindness that underlay your darkest experience.”
In the midst of your turmoil and troubles remember the Lord, His dealings in the Scriptures, and His covering over you in the past. God is faithful and He will take care of our needs. If the need arises He will give food from heaven, or He will open up the rock to satisfy our thirst. To bring it closer to home, the “Rock” has been struck and from this Rock flow the waters of life which if we drink of Him we will never thirst (John 4:13-14).
This psalm records five hundred years of God’s unbroken faithfulness toward His people. Think and know–that God’s eternal purposes are still being carried out in the world in which we live. We should have confidence in the God who rules history. George O. Wood puts it this way, “If today is not one of joy, God’s tomorrow will be. The Lord will never leave or abandon you in ‘Egypt’ or ‘the wilderness.’ He intends to bring you into a place where the ecstasy far outweighs the agony.” Perhaps this is a good place to utter those last words of the psalm — Praise the LORD!
“Through each perplexing path of life
Our wandering footsteps guide;
Give us each day our daily bread
And raiment fit provide.”
–Philip Doddridge