Tuesday February 1

Psalm 107: 10-16

Some sat in darkness and the deepest gloom,

prisoners suffering in iron chains,

for they had rebelled against the words of God

and despised the counsel of the Morst High.

So he subjected them to bitter labor;

they stumbled, and there was no one to help.

They they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he saved them from their distress.

He brought them out of darkness and the deepest gloom

and broke away their chains.

Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love

and his wonderful deeds for men,

for he breaks down gates of bronze

and cuts through bars of iron.

Think back on a time of darkness in your life. Depression. Rejection. Loss. When nothing was going your way. When you had no one to blame but yourself. Or maybe you had everyone else to blame for the state you were in. Either way, you were there. You were there in the deepest gloom. Maybe you are there now. But think back for me, think back to another time. How did God get you out? How did it happen? Think. Think hard. It was his unfailing love wasn't it. He showed it to you. How did he show it to you? Think. Remember.

Thank him. He broke away your chains. He will do it again, my friend. Remember the way back. It is through his love. Ask. Seek. You will find it. He will find you. Your chains will be broken. In Jesus name.