O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good: for His mercy endures forever.
"Lord, help!" they cried in their trouble, and He saved them from all their distresses. (4x, all kinds of distresses.)
Whoever is wise and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.
Just the other day I heard about Christians in the Middle East who were saved by three lions. The terrorists had " pursued Pastor Paul’s group for weeks and finally had the Christians cornered. Then out of nowhere lions came to the rescue.
"Easter Sunday Pastor Ayyoob was leading a worship service at his house when the militant group targeted them. The Christians were certain that they’d lose their lives so they started crying out to Jesus. Then, out of nowhere an angry lion roared out of the forest and pounced on the militants. The lion went after one of the attackers and grabbed him by the neck. Some of the other militants started hitting the lion. Two more lions then appeared and went to the aid of the first lion. Shocked by suddenly having to defend themselves against 3 lions, the militants ran away.
"Pastor Paul was amazed that the lions never approached any of the church members. He was even more amazed by the fact that no lions actually live anywhere near there."
(from the KLOVE news page, http://www.klove.com/news/2017/06/01/Lions-Save-Christians-Targeted-By-Terrorists/)This is modern-day evidence that God is still in the business of caring for His children. When we belong to Him, His eye is always on us, no matter who else sees us as a target. These Middle-Eastern Christians live in a very dangerous part of the World for anyone who doesn't adhere to the idol of the region, especially God's people. And they, "cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and He delivered them out of their distresses."
Because "The Lord is good, and His mercy endures forever," we can always rely on Him to be true to His Word, and we can trust His love to remain genuine, powerful, and covering over us.
That's why, "Whoever is wise and will [pay attention, take to heart] all these things will understand the lovingkindness of the Lord."
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
