Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Reflection - Psalm 107:1-9 - Rescue and Response

Source (book): "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Psalm 107:1-9, "Rescue and Response", Page 148.
By David McCasland, Our Daily Bread Writer


Psalm 107:1-9
PHOTO: Psalm 107:1-9
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever.

Let the redeemed of the Lord say this —
those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
those he gathered from the lands,
from east and west, from north and south.

Some wandered in desert wastelands,
finding no way to a city where they could settle.
They were hungry and thirsty,
and their lives ebbed away.
Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
He led them by a straight way
to a city where they could settle.
Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love
and his wonderful deeds for men,
for he satisfies the thirsty
and fills the hungry with good things.


Rescue and Response
The sign outside Dave James's shop in Seattle, Washington, says more about getting your life repaired than it does about fixing your vacuum cleaner, but Dave is in business to do both. The top line of the sign is always the same: Free Bibles Inside. The second line changes and features thoughts such as: Surrender Your Heart for a Brand-New Start.

Over the past decade, Mr. James has repaired thousands of vacuum cleaners and given away thousands of Bibles to his customers. It's his way of saying thanks to the Lord for saving him from destruction.

As a successful businessman, Dave James had slipped into a life of drug addiction. "If God hadn't taken cocaine away from me," he says, "I'd be dead." The Lord helped him get clean and find a new beginning.

Every testimony for Christ begins with a rescue followed by a thankful response. "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever" (Psalm 107:1).

Whether our experience of salvation sounds dramatic or not, the reality remains: "He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves" (Colossians 1:13). Because we have been redeemed, we should want to tell others.
- David McCasland
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Psalm 107:1-9
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever.

Let the redeemed of the Lord say this —
those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
those he gathered from the lands,
from east and west, from north and south.

Some wandered in desert wastelands,
finding no way to a city where they could settle.
They were hungry and thirsty,
and their lives ebbed away.
Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
He led them by a straight way
to a city where they could settle.
Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love
and his wonderful deeds for men,
for he satisfies the thirsty
and fills the hungry with good things.


Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
PHOTO: Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
Picture posted by Vins Antonius s
The sign outside Dave James's shop in Seattle, Washington, says more about getting your life repaired than it does about fixing your vacuum cleaner, but Dave is in business to do both. The top line of the sign is always the same: Free Bibles Inside. The second line changes and features thoughts such as: Surrender Your Heart for a Brand-New Start.
 

The sign outside Dave James's shop in Seattle, Washington, says more about getting your life repaired than it does about fixing your vacuum cleaner, but Dave is in business to do both.
PHOTO: The sign outside Dave James's shop in Seattle, Washington, says more about getting your life repaired than it does about fixing your vacuum cleaner, but Dave is in business to do both. The top line of the sign is always the same: Free Bibles Inside. The second line changes and features thoughts such as: Surrender Your Heart for a Brand-New Start.
Picture posted by Bonney Watson - Dave Elbert James
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Over the past decade, Mr. James has repaired thousands of vacuum cleaners and given away thousands of Bibles to his customers.
PHOTO: Over the past decade, Mr. James has repaired thousands of vacuum cleaners and given away thousands of Bibles to his customers. It's his way of saying thanks to the Lord for saving him from destruction.
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As a successful businessman, Dave James had slipped into a life of drug addiction. "If God hadn't taken cocaine away from me," he says, "I'd be dead." The Lord helped him get clean and find a new beginning.
 

As a successful businessman, Dave James had slipped into a life of drug addiction.
PHOTO: As a successful businessman, Dave James had slipped into a life of drug addiction. "If God hadn't taken cocaine away from me," he says, "I'd be dead." The Lord helped him get clean and find a new beginning.
Picture posted by Juan Alarcon
Picture upscaled by AI Image Upscaler at https://pixnova.ai/image-upscaler/
 

Every testimony for Christ begins with a rescue followed by a thankful response.
PHOTO: Every testimony for Christ begins with a rescue followed by a thankful response. "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever(Psalm 107:1).
Picture posted by Boles Nesim
Picture upscaled by AI Image Upscaler at https://pixnova.ai/image-upscaler/
- David McCasland


Whether our experience of salvation sounds dramatic or not, the reality remains:
PHOTO: Whether our experience of salvation sounds dramatic or not, the reality remains: "He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves" (Colossians 1:13). Because we have been redeemed, we should want to tell others.
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Dear Lord
PHOTO: "Dear Lord, whether our experience of salvation sounds dramatic or not, the reality remains: 'He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves'. Because we have been redeemed, we should want to tell others.

Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen."
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Reflection - Psalm 107:1-9 - Rescue and Response
Source (book): "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Psalm 107:1-9, "Rescue and Response", Page 148.
By David McCasland, Our Daily Bread Writer


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Reference
[1] From "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Copyright @ 2009 by Discovery House Publishers, Psalm 107:1-9, "Rescue and Response", Page 148.
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