THE 107TH 10YearChallenge!
Ep. 057, HymnPreaching Podcast
(a devotional inspired by the hymn, The Haven of Rest by H.L. Gilmour)
Listen to the end and take a new kind of challenge
The podcast is inspired by the 3rd stanza and the chorus of the hymn, The Haven of Rest:
3rd Stanza:
The song of my soul, since the Lord made me whole,
Has been the old story so blest,
Of Jesus, who’ll save whosoever will have
A home in the “Haven of Rest.”
Chorus:
I’ve anchored my soul in the “Haven of Rest,”
I’ll sail the wide seas no more;
The tempest may sweep over wild, stormy, deep,
In Jesus I’m safe evermore.
Please read Psalm 107 in full below (pay attention to verses 28-30):
28 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
and he brought them out of their distress.
29 He stilled the storm to a whisper;
the waves of the sea[b] were hushed.
30 They were glad when it grew calm,
and he guided them to their desired haven.
31 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love
and his wonderful deeds for mankind.
32 Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people
and praise him in the council of the elders.
33 He turned rivers into a desert,
flowing springs into thirsty ground,
34 and fruitful land into a salt waste,
because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
35 He turned the desert into pools of water
and the parched ground into flowing springs;
36 there he brought the hungry to live,
and they founded a city where they could settle.
37 They sowed fields and planted vineyards
that yielded a fruitful harvest;
38 he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased,
and he did not let their herds diminish.
39 Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled
by oppression, calamity and sorrow;
40 he who pours contempt on nobles
made them wander in a trackless waste.
41 But he lifted the needy out of their affliction
and increased their families like flocks.
42 The upright see and rejoice,
but all the wicked shut their mouths.
43 Let the one who is wise heed these things
and ponder the loving deeds of the Lord.
Narration written and read by Olufemi Oguntokun
Continuity Announcement by Bolanle Babalola
Piano Instrumental : “The Haven of Rest – Solo” uploaded by Johanna Miller on youtube.com
Choral Rendition: “The Haven of Rest” by the Faithful Word Baptist Church uploaded by Sanderson1611 on youtube.com
