Psalm 107:33-43 “He turns rivers into a desert, water springs into a thirsty ground, and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it. He turns a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into water springs. There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city to live in, sow fields, plant vineyards, and reap the fruits of increase. He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn’t allow their livestock to decrease. Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow. He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste. Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock. The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths. Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the loving kindnesses of the LORD.

God does what God will. He can turn a prosperous land barren because of the people’s wickedness, or end up reversing that judgment as a mercy to the hungry. He can bring down the mighty and exalt the needy. Whatever He does is right and righteous, and it causes the upright to be glad and the wicked to shut their mouths. Do we want to be wise? Then we’ll pay attention to the many ways that God has displayed His steadfast love to us!

Romans 5:8 “But God commends his own love towards us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”

For additional worship: Living Hope (Phil Wickham)