O, Give Thanks to the Lord for He is Good!

So scripture says Oh give thanks to the Lord for his good for his mercy endures forever praise God, please bow with me now as we take this time to pray and Call upon the name of the Lord and seek his face as we come to hear from heaven from his word.

Our father and our God as the psalmist David prayed and sung when you said seek my face. Oh Lord my heart said to you Your face Lord, I will seek. Yo, Lord are good. You do good. And the psalmist prayed again teach me your statutes.

Teach us your statutes this morning Lord that we may come to know you more more intimate as your son prayed in the upper room that Evening the only true God in Jesus Christ Whom you have sent Lord we ask This this morning for your honor and glory in Jesus name.

Amen. Psalm 107 is a wisdom psalm it begins book 5 of the section in the Psalms in the Psalter. Actually, it shares the form and the many of the same themes of Psalm 105 and Psalm 106 as I was looking into this.

There's perfect symmetry. There's perfect order there's perfect form balance and structure so if you like Symmetry and order and form and balance this psalm is actually in structure this psalms for you.

In this wonderful psalm that opens up to us it's a thanksgiving to the Lord for his great works of deliverance it actually We see the saving hand of God Throughout this psalm as many of the other psalms declare and Psalm 107 is not only beautifully crafted, but it's full of insight and to the many ways God proves his faithfulness to us.

As I was studying this I turned to a Commentary a commentator by the name of William McDonald McDonald. I'm sorry. And he makes a very insightful thought on this psalm quote. He says this there is a common behavior pattern in the lives of God's people which can be summarized By two words serious and I believe if if I'm not mistaken.

RCS pro brought this out a couple sec Lectures ago as we was going through from dust to glory. That two-word series of sin servitude supplication and salvation. Sin servitude supplication and salvation.

You have those four s's or you can Put the Rs to it as RC Sproul said and McDonald says you have rebellion Retribution repentance and restoration. I like the Rs the s's are good to sin servitude supplication salvation rebellion retribution repentance restoration.

Now he goes on to say this and this is very important for us to give For us to really grasp what is being said by the Holy Spirit in this wonderful psalm. McDonald says first of all the people stray from the Lord Walking in disobedience to his word.

Then they suffer the bitter consequences of their backsliding when they come to themselves. They cry out to the Lord in confession of sin. He then forgives their sin and Brings them back into the place of blessing once more it is the old story of the prodigal son and Surely no story is more familiar more relevant and true to life.

He goes on to say two basic facts emerge from the contemplation of this ever.

Reoccurring.

Cycle and you notice. Let me stop and pause right there. RC Sproul. They said that cycle we see in the children of Israel throughout the book of Judges. He goes on to say one is the perpetual proneness of the human heart to wander away from God.

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Perpetual proneness of the human heart to wander away from God from the Living God. The other is the seemingly inexhaustible mercy of the Lord in restoring his people when they come to him in repentance.

In quote. You know, I thought that was very well said. That is very true and it's very biblical based as we. As as we go through the Old Testament We see this constant cycle with the children of Israel time and time and time again.

They stray from God. They do wickedly in the eyes of before the eyes of God and God Deals with them. He chastised the chat chastens them. He disciplines them under his rod and he brings them back and they repent.

They cry to the Lord. Well how true this cycle is and we see this cycle actually found here. In Psalm 107 We see the merciful deliverance of the Lord presented in four different pictures. And I'm going to break this up today and do my best to go through this and cover as much as I can.

First of all in verses 4 to 9 we observe God's rescue for those lost in the desert. Verses 4 to 9 observe God's rescue for those lost in the desert. Second and Verse 10 to 16 we observe God's rescue for those in prison.

We observe God's rescue for those in prison. Thirdly in verse 17 to 22 we observe God's recovery for those who are seriously ill. The recovery of those who are seriously ill. And fourth We see in verse 23 through 32. We observe God's deliverance for semen in a terrible storm.

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Then we have the conclusion of God's government of grace and we will look at the conclusion with application this morning. So first and foremost, however, there is an introduction and if you notice I did not mention in those five points Verse 1 to 3, but actually verse 1 to 3 is an introduction to psalm 107 which sounds the theme to us.

That theme is this verse 1. Oh give thanks to the Lord for he is good. For his mercy and dearest forever. Now that's the theme of which the psalm begins. Now if we miss this part we're going to miss what the whole psalm the entire psalm is speaking about and.

Wouldn't you know it? Wouldn't you know it?

Not surprisingly. That the theme on which the psalm begins is the way the psalm ends. It speaks of the loving kindness of God and if you notice in the very last verse in verse 43 whoever is wise will observe these things and they will understand the loving kindness of the Lord.

Now.

Interesting to note this as well as I was looking at this and I was looking at the previous Psalms, even though They have much in common. Psalm 105. Psalm 106. Psalm 107 As we're looking at today Has something very much in common there's a trilogy.

There's a threefold trilogy of Thanksgiving and each one of these psalms begins with praise and thanksgiving to the Lord. Let me quote it to you. Listen to Psalm 105 1. Psalm 105 1 begins. Oh give thanks to the Lord.

Meaning Yahweh. Oh give thanks to the Lord. Call upon his name make known his deeds among the peoples. Psalm 106 1 Begins like this praise the Lord or praise. Yah. Oh. Give thanks to the Lord for he is good and his mercy endures forever.

So in verse 1 we have the theme of Psalm 107. Oh Give thanks to the Lord and there's two reasons that are given. For the theme the first reason is why because the Lord is good. That's a good reason to give thanks to the Lord, isn't it because he's good.

Did not Jesus say to the rich richer ruler there's no one good but God only God is good and. The second reason that we are to give thanks to the Lord is why? His mercy or his compassion is loving kindness and the Hebrew.

It's the hasid. Endures forever never changes. So either reason would be more than enough calls for ceaseless praise and ceaseless gratitude to God. Because the Lord is good and his mercy endures forever.

No wonder the psalmist begins with that little word. Oh. Do not Overlook that one word. Oh. It's us it's a word of praise and adoration. It's a word of thanksgiving to the Lord. And. Then he introduces to us the two great attributes of God, which is his goodness and his mercy.

What does that remind you of goodness and mercy. Psalm 23 6. David said this surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. I used to think that I would dwell in the house of the Lord forever meant on earth.

No, he's talking about the dwelling place God forever where God is in eternity. The goodness of God and the mercy of God is seen throughout this wonderful song. So now he speaks also of a special people that is singled out and picked out and Chosen for the to be the particular recipients here of his goodness and mercy.

God's elect. Now who's God's elect look at verse 2. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so don't you love that? Let the redeemed of the Lord say so. Whom he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy. Those who have been purchased by God and redeemed.

And God has bought them personally to be his own prized possession redeemed from the persecution. Redeemed from slavery. Redeemed from oppression. Redeemed from trouble. Redeemed been brought back into the land from which has been worldwide dispersion of Israel here in this section and has Israel in view, but we also can see in view that God has brought us out of the slave market of sin by his precious blood and by the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ and has redeemed us to himself and We want to join in and the anthem of Thanksgiving as well and praise the Lord.

For the only one who is truly worthy to receive power glory Thanksgiving and wisdom and strength and honor and that is who the only one that's worthy. That is the Lord Jesus Christ. Revelation says it like this and this is the one who sits on the throne and to the Lamb.

That's the Lord Jesus Christ forever and ever praise his wonderful name.

Now.

Think of this. The goodness and the mercy of God is the two attributes of God that is so wonderful. We see this throughout the scriptures. Don't have enough time to even touch and scratch the surface of those great attributes of God.

But God is the summon bonum that is the Latin Means that God is the chiefest good of all good. Every good and perfect gift comes from the above from the Father of lights in which there is no parable nus Nor shadow of turning with thee.

That's what great is our faithfulness. The song we want to be singing at the conclusion here of this worship time is basically mentions and that's wonderful. God is the cheapest of all good. He is the greatest of all good.

Actually the original Saxton word meaning in our English word. And you're gonna love this. The word God is.

The good.

Isn't that wonderful?

God.

God is the meaning the good the Anglo-saxon word A .W. Pink as I was looking into this under his Chapter and the attributes of God. The gleanings from the Godhead on the goodness of God. This is what he says about God's goodness.

God quote. God is not only the greatest of all beings but the best. All the goodness there is in any creature has been imparted from the Creator. But God's goodness is Underrived for it is the essence of his eternal nature.

Inquote I love that.

Psalm 119 68 here's a chapter in verse that backs up what pink is saying. Thou art good and do us good. Thou art good and do us good. And all that proceeds from God. Think of this. All of his decrees.

All of his holy Laws. All of his what he's done in creation all of his providence. Cannot be otherwise, but good. Genesis 131 basically says it like this. And God saw Everything that he had made and behold it was very good.

Psalm 52 1 the goodness of God endureth continually. Four times now. I want you to think of this in Psalm 107 and 5 if you were to conclude the first verse. But four times there is a break as we will see.

That the psalmist calls us to remind us time and time again repetitiously to praise The Lord the psalmist. And one of them he's bursting forth saying and what does he say? Oh that men would give thanks to the Lord for his goodness and his wonderful works to the children of men.

So let the redeemed of the Lord say so right from whom he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy. Verse 3. And gathered out of all the of the lands from the east from the west and from the north and from the south from all corners of The earth think of that.

People will not acknowledge it but the redeemed of the Lord will. Here's a question and only the redeemed of the Lord will ask a question to people such as this. Is God good when he takes away as well as when he gives.

Now, let's let Job answer that one verse from chapter 1. Verse 21 chapter and verse. From God's Word answers that wonderful question and he said and this is after Job, of course lost all his belongings.

He lost everything he had. He lost all of his servants. He lost all of his possessions. He lost all ten of his children and one after one. There was a wave upon wave as the servants came and says you all this is gone.

All this is gone and all you've lost all your children. And what does he do? This is how he responds. He responds in worship and he said naked. I came from my mother's womb. Naked shall I return there and the Lord gave and the Lord has taken away blessed be the name of the Lord.

Now is that true worship. I'll tell you what your prosperity our prosperity friends will stay away from that verse. They want to talk about how to get get and how God gives and God gives but what about when God takes away.

And God is still good. He hasn't changed one iota even when he takes away beloved. Isn't it wonderful here's another question in the introduction. Here is God merciful when he frowns as well as he smiles.

Let the Apostle Paul answer that from Romans 11 22 as Paul Breaks down that wonderful chapter to the Romans and he says this. Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God on those who fail severity.

But toward you goodness.

If.

You continue in his goodness. There's the perseverance of the Saints and then he wins this sober and warning. Otherwise you also be cut off. Be cut off. Only the redeemed of the Lord will say this. Only the redeemed of the Lord will say this.

And Psalm 107 the psalmist names four groups. A commentator Derek Kidner says this. I love Derek Kidner. He says this quote. The centerpiece of the striking psalm is the set of a four-word pictures of human predicaments and divine interventions.

So first of all, let's look at the first point. First of all, we observe God's rescue for those lost in the desert. Look at this first. We observe God's rescue. God rescues those that are lost in the desert and we see this in verse 4 to 9.

4.

To 9.

The Word of God says they wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way. They found no city to dwell in hunger and thirsty their soul fainted in him. And then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble and he delivered them out of their distresses.

We will see this time and time again.

And.

He led them forth by the right way. That they may that they might go to a city for a dwelling place. Oh that man would give thanks to the Lord for his goodness for his wonderful works to the children of men.

And I love this verse 9 for he satisfies the longing soul and fills the hungry soul with. What is he's feeling with goodness. His goodness. Now the first picture we see here Alludes to Israel's 40 year wandering in the desert.

I really believe this 40 years wandering in the wilderness. Numbers 14 33 says it and your sons shall be shepherds in the wilderness 40 years and Bear the brunt of your infidelity until your carcasses are consumed in the wilderness.

Sobering. Can I tell you of another one? That went into the wilderness as we approached the gospel of Matthew. And The scripture says he was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil and he and he came out victorious representing you and me.

And beloved, can I tell you this. He did it 40 days and 40 nights? Fasting. You know why I bring this up because Jesus knew what it was to be hungry. Jesus knew what it was to hunger. Jesus knew what it meant to be thirsty.

Jesus knew what it meant to be exhausted and this is found in Psalm 107. Hunger.

Hunger.

Thirst exhaustion. Jesus knew this as a man. He experienced this as a man. Yet Jesus came to fill the hungry. He came to quench the parched and thirsty soul. Hallelujah. Kidner says this lostness hunger thirst Exhaustion are all figures which our Lord was to empty and I'm sorry was to employ in relation to his self-offer as the way the bread and the water of life and the giver of rest and Jesus gives every single bit of that.

Did not he say I he said I am the bread of life. And if ye to me you will never Hunger again.

He feels.

The hungry satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with goodness. Jesus says I am the water by in the living water. Never thirst again never hunger again never thirst again. And then Jesus has come up to me all you the labor and heavy laden and I will what give you rest.

Jesus gives rest not physical rest only physical rest, but he says what rest for your souls you can have soul rest. That's what he's talking about. I like what the old gospel hymn says one of my wonderful.

It's a very simple gospel song. I guess you could say a hymn, but It's called fill my cup Lord. And it says there are millions in this world who are craving. The pleasures of earthly things afford but none can match the wondrous treasure that I find in Jesus Christ my Lord.

So my brothers if things this world gave you leave hungers that won't pass away. My blessed Lord will come and save you if you kneel to him and humbly pray. I Love that. None can match the wondrous treasure.

None can match the wondrous treasure that is found in Jesus Christ my Lord. Fill my cup Lord, I'll lift it up. Lord bread of heaven bread of heaven. Feed me until I won't know more. Hallelujah. They were hungry.

They were thirsty. The scripture says their soul fainted within them. Psalm 77 3 says this when I remember God listen this well. Remember God then I am disturbed. That's good to be disturbed. When I sighed in my spirit grows faint.

Selah in other words David is basically saying it is good that the Lord afflicts me. That brings me low. It brings me humble that I pant after God. Well, if you look at verse 6 of 107, it says then they cried out to the Lord.

Then they cried out to the Lord and there what trouble he delivered them out of the dirt their distresses. So we will see that reoccurring repetition is the that thing comes up time and time again. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble and he delivered them out of their distresses time and time and time again.

God is good. This is why he does it. It's not because there's something good within the person. There's nothing good within us. None's good. No, not one, but it is God. That's good. And I like what Tozer said.

God doesn't answer our prayers. Because we're good is because he's good. Praise God. Secondly the second group are those who have rebelled and rejected the authority of God. The group that has rebelled and rejected the authority of God.

The psalmist speaks of those that God has released from those in prison. Look at verses 10 to 16. Those who sat in darkness in the shadow of death bound in affliction and irons. Because listen to this because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.

Therefore he brought he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down and there was none to help. Notice again verse 13 then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble and he saved them out of their distresses.

He brought them out of darkness into the shadow out of the and the shadow of death. He and broke their chains and pieces. Verse 15. Oh that man would give thanks to the Lord for his goodness and for his wonderful works to the children of men.

For he has broken the gates of bronze and cut the bars of iron in two. So this is our second group of people that's rebelled against the authority of God against God's Word and it says they rebelled against God's Word to despise the counsel of the Most High and He brought down their heart with labor.

You know, I think about this so many times. God did not let them. He let them go but he allows this to happen because what is he doing? He's disciplined them. He loves his children. He allows them to go through affliction to bring them back.

And that's how good God is. He does this. He cuts the bars of iron in two. Only God can cut bars of iron in two. It's wonderful this second group speaks of Israel and I think of the history of Israel concerning the Babylonian captivity if there's other commentators have made.

Think different of this, but I really believe first of all, we see the 40 years that they wandered in the wilderness and Circles actually going in circles and here we see the children of Israel in the Babylonian captivity and the psalmist likens the 70 years to confinement in Prison, could you imagine being 70 years in prison?

That's basically a lifetime. So Babylon was like a dark.

Gloomy.

Dungeon. Notice it was because of the rebellion that God Allowed them to go into the Babylonian captivity to discipline them. To bring them judgment they're spurning they spurned his holy word they were sent off into exile.

They were crushed they were beaten down by hard labor and the scripture says they fell down. In other words, God humbled them. God humbled them and How's he do this? He hung he humbles them under the heavy load of a hard taskmasters.

Just like 420 years when the children of Israel before God called him out of Egypt He they would under hard taskmasters and making bricks that's right under the Pharaoh. God allowed this to happen it was all in God's providence and think of this and They were under the heavy load and no one took pity and no one took their side but one.

And the one that really mattered and that was God. The Lord and I love again and again you cannot get enough of this verse 13 through 16. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble and he saved them out of their distresses.

You see this time and time again. Verse 15 that they the old that man Oh that man would give thanks to the Lord for his goodness and for the wonderful works to the children of men. There's praise there that is how we should respond to God's loving kindness psalm 86 13 for thy loving kindness toward me is great and thou has delivered my soul from the depths of the lowest of.

Sheol.

The lowest of hell the lowest of the grave. The psalmist even says thy loving kindness is better than life. Well third. Let's move on. Next we observe that God who covers those who are seriously ill. He recovers those who are seriously ill.

This is the third group of people and Many refer to the nation of Israel at this time of Christ is first advent. That he sends his word and the nation of Israel was very sick at the time. Now I don't want you to think of physically sick.

It was spiritually sick. It was spiritually sick. Think of it. This was 400 years of silence and then the Word of God came. And then John the Baptist the last of the Old Testament prophets rose up and God rose him up and he was a man sent From God and he spoke and he was the forerunner of the Messiah.

But God sent his word. They just had been through living the trying days and I believe here you could study this yourself and check me on this. But this is during the time of the Maccabees. There was so lost in sin.

They strayed away far from God's truth in that time period of darkness no word from God four hundred years of silence and They literally all stare lost their appetite for the truth and for who God is and who he is.

There was no word from the Lord. There was no truth being revealed for 400 years. Think of that. No longer they really did not care anymore and get guess what rose up. Religious groups after religious groups somewhere along the lines between those 400 years.

The Pharisees and Sadducees was gathering up men starts gathering up their own religion. The psalmist says in verse 17 to 22 listen what it says.

Fools.

He starts off by saying that fools. This is a different section now because of their transcript because of their transgression and. Because of their iniquities were afflicted. Their soul abhorred all manner of food and they drew near to the gates of death.

Then they cried out to the Lord in trouble and he saved them out of their distresses again. We see then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble. He saved them out of their distresses. Verse 20. He sent his word and healed them and delivered them from their destructions.

Oh that man would give thanks to the Lord for his goodness and for his wonderful works to the children of men and let them Sacrifices this let them sacrifice the sacrifices of Thanksgiving and declare his works with rejoicing and then wonderful.

They were seriously spiritually ill now. Don't Get me wrong. There was a lot of Starvation physically as well. We don't want to ignore that but spiritually they was sick. Their soul abhorred all manner of food.

They drew near to the gates of death. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble. God graciously again saves them out of their distresses. He sent his word and he healed them. Response. Let them sacrifices sacrifice the sacrifices of Thanksgiving declare his works with rejoicing a Very sick nation drawing near to the gates of death.

They're so actually abhorred all manner of food. You know, what's interesting here. And I got this thought from Spurgeon's Treasury. David thoughts to preachers. We see a visit to Christ's hospital here.

I Want you to think of this and this is very very profoundly insightful. Number one, we see the names of the characters of the patients. Who are they? They're fools. That's the patients as the fools. All sinners are fools.

The fool has said in his heart there's no God. Next we see the cause of their pains and affliction. What is that? Because of their transgression. Because of their transgression. Third the progress of their disease.

Their soul abhorred all manner of food and they drew near to the very gates of death and. And fourth we see the divine intervention of the Great Physician and Verse 19 notice is then they cried out to the Lord and know when the Great Physician comes when they cried out in faith.

Just like blind Bartimaeus on the roadside of Jericho. He was a blind beggar. Crying out to Jesus and at least he knew who to cry to beloved and he said Jesus now son of David have mercy Upon me and they said quiet this man down.

Quiet him down. He even became louder and louder. He was desperate and He cried out the more Jesus our son of David have mercy upon me. He was crying out to the Great Physician. He knew who added who to cry out to.

He knew that Jesus was the Great Physician and Jesus even speaks of himself as a position. That he didn't come to heal the righteous, but to heal the sick and he's talking about those who are sin sick.

Oh.

He demonstrated it physically. But basically he came to be the Savior to be the healer of the soul. Amen. What did the physician do? What does the physician do? He saved number one. Number two the position saves number two.

He did he heals.

He healed and number three he delivered. Oh I bet that that's an outline. The preacher out there beloved. He saved he healed he delivered. Aren't you glad we have as such a great Savior as Jesus Christ?

And how how does he do it? The means is? He sent his word. God sent his word God the Father and the fullness of time was come. He sent his word. Jesus was born In that wonderful the incarnate living word of God.

He healed them all many times in scriptures. It says that Jesus healed them all Time and time again. He himself took our infirmities. He bore our sicknesses our soul. Sickness our that's the problem with this world.

Isn't it? Not it's a soul sickness. It's a heart issue. It's not what the whole world looks at external problems. Politicians. Yeah, they're corrupt. I agree but we see the corruption is the reason why it's externally corrupt is because there's internal corruption and Only the great physician can heal the heart issue.

Amen. Amen. And verse 21 22 again and again the psalmist calls on men to praise the Lord for his goodness. For his wonderful works to the children of men his goodness is goodness. And as we go on through this psalm, we constantly see God's good goodness.

Just reappearing again and again and again. Amen. Look at the fourth one. The fourth section is verse 23 23 through 32. We observe and see God's deliverance for the semen and a terrible storm. The last picture is the most graphic.

I'll be honest with you. This is a very graphic picture. It is about semen. Who? Work on ocean going ships out in the ocean. Notice what it says in verse 23 to 32. Those who go down to the sea and ships who do business on great waters.

They see the works of the Lord and his wonders in the deep. For he commands and raises the stormy wind. Which lifts up the waves of the sea. God commands it. They mount up to the heavens. They go down again to the depths.

Their soul melts because of trouble they reel to and fro and the reaction of these people's that and they stagger like drunken men and Are at their wits end. Don't you love that? What happens right after they're at wits end.

Look at the turning point the verse 28 then they cry out to the Lord in their trouble. Makes you think of Jonah, doesn't it? Then they cry out to the Lord in their trouble and he brings them out of their distresses.

He calms the storm. See God causes the thorns, but he calms the storms. He he's sovereign. Is he not? He calms the storm. So that its waves are still then they are glad because they are quiet so he guides them to their desired Haven and that's a haven of rest.

Amen. And he says oh that men would give thanks to the Lord for his goodness again. This is God's goodness. Seeing no notice in all that's taking place God. It's like God takes away and then he gives he takes away he gives he causes the storm.

He takes away the storm and for his wonderful works to the children of man. Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people and praise him in the company of the elders. Hallelujah. He is worthy to be installed in the congregation of the people's what he's saying praise him at the seat of the elders among the people's.

You know beloved this fourth and final parable really speaks of Israel in his former plight and all of humanity is well. Does it not? But it doesn't speak about our guilt. I Thought about this. It doesn't speak about the guilt even though man is guilty before a holy God.

But you know what it speaks of. Man's littleness.

Man's.

Smallness.

The smallness of.

Men.

Notice with me very very quickly. Look first. The wind would come in and arise like powerful force almost like a hurricane force.

And.

It makes me think about the picture when I speak about hurricane of Key Largo, I think about in that picture it's a old picture made in the early 40s with Humphrey Bogart and I don't want to tell you the whole story.

You'd have to see it sometime if you have seen it's a wonderful picture and it's a classic and in that pictures they this little hotel of Some honest folks gets raided by these gangsters and it's a hideout and so they take over the hotel but there's a hurricane on its way and the owner of the hotel Which is played by Lionel Barrymore and he tells these gangsters and it's really wonderful at this point.

He's tells these wicked gangsters and they know nothing about hurricanes if from up north the gangsters and they said what happens when hurricanes comes. And he tells them oh It stands up on its hind legs and it comes in like a rushing powerful force and it just swallows him up and then Lionel Barrymore goes on to say and Hundreds of bodies are found washed ashore and these gangsters eyes are just as big as his plates and Saucers and he's thinking and they shudder that makes me think here that God causes the hurricane waters to just Come in powerfully like a wall and waves like breakers rolling like mountains of water rolling in.

God causes all that to happen. All he has to do is speak the word. They come down it comes down and it crashes and I don't know about you. If you see today these guys out in Alaska going fishing and and for these snow crabs.

You should see what these big ships these huge ships are Ross tossed to and fro like toy ships in.

The ocean.

Because the ocean is so powerful and the ships are just tossed around like toys. That's the way the picture is here. The crest of it would shudder and come down and it crashes. And the most powerful strongest ships are like matchbox toys.

Beloved can you think of this in a storm like that and the toughest sailors that? Guys that are the Menliest and the manliest and they think they're so tough and then all they can do the scripture says is stagger like a drunken man.