It's a no-brainer

"Lord, help!" 4 times in Psalm 107 this exclamation is stated. NLT  

"they cried out to the Lord in their trouble" NIV, ESV,

"Then you called out to God in your desperate condition" Message

And each of the 4 times the Lord :

"delivered them from their distress,
saved them from their distress,
brought them out of their distress,
rescued them from their distress"  NIV, NLT, KJ, ESV
"got you out in the nick of time" MSG

I thought this was interesting.  
He responded, every time.
A way out.
Freedom
Healing
Calm
Leading
Rescue


 
I have the privilege of reading aloud scripture with my teen son for school.  What a blessing!
Psalm 107 was part of the reading today.  I noted to him as the passage repeated itself..."each time they turned to God, He responded with help."
It's a no-brainer, was the look my son gave me back.

Why then is it that we keep thinking we can go about it alone? Or that we need to?
Why not just turn to Him immediately in our saddened, maddened, resentful, pity-party state?

This Psalm was written to celebrate the Jews' return from their exile in Babylon.
Descriptions of the people taken from this reading: They wandered, sat in darkness and gloom, rebelled, and were foolish.

Then they called out to God in their desperate condition.

A praise song that touched me this week by Michael W. Smith,
Breathe
I'm desperate for you, I'm lost without you.

Your holy presence living in me...
This is my daily bread, your very word, spoken to me.

What if we truly, truly made Him and His Word our daily bread.
What if we really made Him a part of our sustenance? 
As important as our morning cup of coffee (or tea, or pop)?
As important as our snacks, meal times, or desserts?
What if we made Him the air we breathe?

4 times they cried for help
4 times He responded and rescued

4 times they praised Him
Thanked Him with singing, exalted Him publicly, acknowledged that the goodness came from Him.

Drawing close to Him, calling out to Him, letting go of self...always turns to praise.
It's a no-brainer.

I needed this. Thank you to the Lord of Heaven's Armies,

Amy