And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.
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
Men work when God works. His blessing does not idle the sower's hand but stirs it; it cheers the planter and rewards the laborer with corn and wine both. When Heaven visits with rain, every good work abounds, and faith bears its fruit to our comfort and God's praise.
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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