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”.