Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.

The writer of Psalm 107 shares several examples of the Lord’s goodness. The Lord gathered the redeemed from their enemies, delivered wanderers from deserts, released prisoners from darkness, broke chains of oppression, stilled storms on the sea and even saved fools from the afflictions of their own ways.

Then the psalmist ends with this encouragement: Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the Lord.

I don’t reckon I ponder the loving deeds of the Lord enough. I ponder lots of things, like football, politics, finances, various news feeds, interesting books, movies, and my next meal. Only occasionally the loving deeds of the Lord.

Sounds like a good practice for a new year. Ponder more, and remember the many, many wonderful deeds of the Lord in my life.

Psalm 107 in reading the Bible cover to cover in 2022

Photo by Hugh Han