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Day 172, or June 21st. When in trouble, shout. Our thoughts today are from Psalm 107, verse

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13. Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.

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First the big picture surrounding this verse. When we think of Psalms, we tend to think

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of its major writer, David. But sprinkled throughout the book of Psalms are some beautiful

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songs, anonymously written, but nevertheless directly from God. Psalm 107 is a good example.

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This psalm is next to one by David that exhorts us to rise early and praise the Lord. Together

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they form a perfect pair that encourages us to turn to God and urges us to act positively

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from the beginning of every new day. And now our action step for today.

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When the Bible repeats something, it's usually because it's important and needs to be highlighted.

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When it's repeated again, then it is supremely important and often a matter of life and death,

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as if to add to the impact relatively few things are mentioned three times in the Bible.

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But perhaps the best example is found in Revelation, where in chapter 4, verse 8, we read about

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the four living creatures who are before the throne of God and constantly crying out to

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God, Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, the one who was, who is, and who

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is to come. Not just holy, but Holy, Holy, Holy. Psalm 107, written by an unknown author,

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stresses how God will meet us in our hour of need and satisfy us like nothing else can.

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Just as we are reminded that God really is holy, so we are reminded that God really does

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satisfy our innermost needs. Psalm 107 has the same refrain three times.

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Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distress. In

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plain English, when we're in trouble, we need to turn to God. Don't let pride get in the

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way. Don't let the fact that you haven't spoken to him for a long time, or maybe you've

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never spoken to him before, deter you. Be assured he won't turn you away.