Psalm 107:13-1 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress.
14 He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness,
and broke away their chains. New International Version
In yesterday's post Chuck Swindoll referenced " those who are in a difficult strait, under pressure, up against a wall, facing a test". We may easily say that these same people were in some form of trouble, some of them may have actually been is some kind of bondage or addiction. They faced daily anxiety being pulled in different directions and felt the chains of bondage as something that for them, left to themselves, they could never be delivered from.
We may know some of such people, perhaps we ourselves may look up on ourselves as ones who have been delivered from the bondage of sin and addiction of our lives. If so we can definitely relate to when the psalmist writes and "broke away their chains". Not simply broke, but broke away, it gives the picture of leaving it behind, those chains are gone.
In our church service yesterday we sang the Chris Tomlin version of Amazing Grace. I had read these verses in my devotions yesterday and when I heard the words of the song, they brought all of this together for me.
His word my hope secures
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy reigns
Unending love
Amazing grace
Praise Him today for His unending love and amazing grace that has set us free.
Folllow the Verse of the Day blog at http://mikesvotd.blogspot.com Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,
in accordance with the riches of God's grace. NIV
Psalm 107:10-16. Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness,
prisoners suffering in iron chains,
11 because they rebelled against God's commands
and despised the plans of the Most High.
12 So he subjected them to bitter labor;
they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
13 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress.
14 He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness,
and broke away their chains.
15 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love
and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
16 for he breaks down gates of bronze
and cuts through bars of iron.
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