Devotional Short Note to Psalm 107: This
Psalm will deal with the paradoxes of God but also His consistency, which sounds
like a paradox in itself. For the faithful God is never changing and always the
same, but from the angle of the evil they are going to be exterminated
eventually so the God of love will have to destroy finally, not without tears.
This sounds like a paradox also. This has nothing to do with the philosophical theory
of paradoxes in reality or any of Wittgenstein’s ideas. They do not operate
with the concept of good and evil just with shades of grey. Also their
conclusions are only humanitarian orientated and does not include the
metaphysical. God is not in their picture. These are major flaws with their
theories. Psalm 107:2b states that God has
redeemed the remnant “from the hand of the adversary”. Satan is that adversary
(tsar). Another event of the Latter Rain is the
gathering of the faithful from all lands from the east and west and north and
south (107:3). The Latter Rain is a harvest time “salvation bear fruit” (Isaiah
45:8). The Latter Rain will fall on all people around the globe (Joel 2:28). It
is not just local in geographical Israel. “From the ends of the earth we hear
the songs ‘Glory to the Righteous One’” (Isaiah 24:16). People shall stream to
the Lord when the Latter Rain falls (Micah 4:2). A “gathering” is also included
in the concept of “come out of her my people” (Isaiah 32:19) where the cities
are desolate and destroyed after the remnant answered the call. Plaques are to
fall on the evil after this according to Revelation. “They wandered in the wilderness in a
desert way, they found no city of habitation” (107:4). “Until the Spirit is
poured out upon us from on high” (Isaiah 32:15) there will be deserted
conditions that will last until the Latter Rain. The wilderness where the
remnant has fled for refuge from the plaques will become a “fertile field”
(Isaiah 32:15b). The field will not a be a forest but considered one (Isaiah
32:15c). “Justice will dwell in the wilderness” (Isaiah 32:16a). It is a
reference to the spiritual condition of people and not to agricultural benefits.
“Righteousness will abide in the fertile field” (Isaiah 32:16b). During the Time of Trouble “hungry and
thirsty their soul fainted in them” (107:5). During the Time of Trouble the
anxiety is not physical but an inner struggle since Christ is no longer the mediator
in the Sanctuary of Heaven since the Door of Mercy has closed. Just like Jacob
they will be in “distresses” (107:6). “And He led them [at His Second Coming]
by a straight way that they might go to a city of habitation” [Heavenly New
Jerusalem or Heavenly Zion] (107:7). The first example is ended off with a
call to thanksgiving (107:8). There are four of these, thus three more at
107:15; 107:21; and 107:31. The next example of thankfulness comes
from the satisfaction of the soul where the individual has moved from rebellion
through deaths’ shadow to cry unto salvation(107:10-14). Because they cried the
Lord heard and they are saved. Again they are to give thanks for this. Then a third example is mentioned. God
can and did break the gates and bars of sickness (107:16) which they got because
of transgression (107:17). They could not eat properly (107:18). But they cried
to the Lord (107:19) and got healed (107:20). They should give thanks to the
Lord. In the fourth example business people
are asked to pay offerings to the Lord (107:22-23). The example is from the
experience of the disciples and Jesus on the Sea of Galilee (107:24-30). Jesus
calmed the Storm. He led them to a safe haven. This psalm is saying that every
soul experience what the disciples did in type. All souls are drifting in the
sea of uncertainty until Christ the navigator takes control and lead them to a
safe haven of salvation. They should also give thanks to the Lord. People in
congregations should thank the Lord (107:32). The paradox is that God is able to make
dams into deserts and deserts into dams (107:33). The example of the fruitful valley of
Sodom and Gemorrah is dealt with (107:34). Lot chose in 2156 BCE the valley of
Jordan and moved there (Genesis 13:12). “And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw all
the valley of the Jordan that it was well watered everywhere – before the Lord
destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah – like a garden of the Lord like the land of Egypt
as you go to Zoar” (Genesis 13:10). So the countryside of Sodom and Gemorrah which
was situated on the eastern side of the Dead Sea, was really like a garden of
the Lord and very fertile and green. “And a fruitful land into a salt waste for
the wickedness of them that dwell therein” (107:34). These people between
2156-2132 BCE (when Sodom and Gemorrah were destroyed, was operating with a LGBTQHI
equity justice system void of sin-concept, evil-concept and relativism without
paying heed to the standard of God known through the Book of Adam in those
days. God can do the opposite by turning a
desert into a garden (107:35). He can make from nothing something (107:36) that
will bear fruits abundantly (107:37). See also 107:38-39. God can bring a leadership drain over
the world (107:40). In fact, shortly before the Latter rain events, there will
be a signal of the Time of the End according to Isaiah 24:4 “the exalted of the
people of the earth fade away”. A worldwide leadership drain paradigm shift. We
experience that right now. Great migrations will take place (Isaiah 24:1).
Lay-ministries will be popular (Isaiah 24:2). Land-grabbing and spoliation will
take place at large scale (Isaiah 24:3). From affliction the needy can be taken
and give abundantly (107:41). The upright see it and are glad and all
iniquity kept quiet (107:42). Iniquity does not speak any longer for temptation’s
power is broken. When the mediating work of Christ is done, temptation cannot
touch the sealed ones of God any longer. The “mouth is stopped”.