He turns a desert into pools of water, a parched land into springs of water.
Human affairs are not ruled by blind fortune but by God's judgments in all the changes and chances of this world. Adversity, shipwreck, famine, disease, war, marks His displeasure summoning us to account for our sins; prosperity flows from His grace so He may receive the praise due a merciful Father and impartial Judge.
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Commenting on Psalm 107:1-43
He does not restore by blind natural law but by Himself, He turns the wilderness into standing water, the dry ground into springs. Notice the scale of His mercy: a deep lake where there was only sand. This reversal of judgment, wrought by the same hand that dealt it, works in the church and in each believer when grace begins its renewing work.
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The sin of inhabitants ruins the soil itself. Rivers become deserts, springs vanish into dry, salty ground, not by chance but by God's just judgment on the wickedness of those who dwell there. Yet His goodness does the opposite: He turns wilderness into water-springs, making barren land abundantly fruitful.
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Commenting on Psalm 107:33-43