05/31/2026
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Saturday's verse was from Psalms 107:7 which says.
He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle.
When this verse was written it was in rejoicing of what God had done for his people. God's people had quit following God, they had been living how they wanted to. God warned and told them there would be consequences if they chose to do their will not his but they refused to listen. God allowed another nation of people to come in and not just take over the land but to scatter God's people all over in distant towns and cities. The people with no true home anymore wandered around hungry, thirsty, tired. But God's people called out to God in prayer and confessed their wrong. God forgives them and he allows them to come back home and take back their homeland once again. Verse 7 above is rejoicing in the fact that God led them on the straight path back to a better life. This verse speaks to us today as well. Even though we don't have to worry about another nation of people taking us prisoner and scattering us to a distant land we still can have things in life make us feel like we're distant from God. God will allow things to come in our life for his greater purpose. When we live the way we want to, against God's will for our life, also known as sin, he can allow things to happen to turn us back to the straight path. Also think about a time when life was great, and a very hard thing came in your life. It's like the rug was pulled out from under your feet leaving you laying flat on your back. It's the thing you didn't see coming that caught you off guard. So the trials or hardships that come to us can be from our wrong doing that catches up with you or life's surprises. When we are in this place we can find ourselves not even thinking about God or wondering why. We may even ask where are you God or don't feel like he cares. But as we see in the life of his people in scripture God is in the business of using life's trouble for his glory. When we have trouble God has a plan in it. We can't see it at first because we are distracted by the situation. But just like God's people in scripture when we call out to him, seek him, something amazing begins to happen. We begin to feel his presence, and we're led to a better place in life. In our difficulties we must decide if we will follow God or ourselves. Following God is where we can be brought closer to the one who holds the key to our life, the one that forgives us of all wrong, the one that will restore our relationship back to the right place with himself. That one is Jesus. Jesus grieved, he hurt, experienced pain, suffering, he experienced being broken hearted. The difficulties of life are a test of our faith. We can go through life wandering, thirsty, hungry, exhausted by trying to be happy by our standards. But it always leaves us wanting. Life can fall apart leaving us hurt not knowing where to turn. In our verses above it tells us where to turn. Turn to Jesus. When we call out to him he will hear you and will lead you to the straight path to happiness in his plan for you. Jesus is
The only way to heaven John 14:6
Satisfies your hunger in life John 6: 33,35
Satisfies your thirst in life John 4: 10-14
Gives you the right kind of rest Matthew 11: 28-30
The great thing is he offers a better life, and eternity to anyone who will call out to him. Do you need relief from something today? Call out to Jesus. Pray until something happens.
Finish Strong
Rodney Poston
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