Out of the Pit

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I waited patiently for the Lord;
And He inclined to me,
And heard my cry.
He also brought me up out of a horrible pit,
Out of the miry clay,
And set my feet upon a rock,
And established my steps.
He has put a new song in my mouth-
Praise to our God;
Many will see it and fear,
And will trust in the Lord.
~ Psalm 40:1-3

How many of us have cried out to the Lord? How many of us have been "brought up out of the horrible pit"? I can close my eyes and see the darkness of the pit surrounding me...the miry muck of death and sin...loss and grief...despair and hopelessness? The heavy darkness. On my face...crying out. And then...the lifting. The cleansing. The freedom. The light. He doesn't just lift us out of the horrible pit...which would be more than enough. More than we deserve. After he lifts us, he sets our feet on a rock...solid ground. Our rescue is secure. He establishes our steps. He is our guide as we go forth in the freedom and grace we celebrate as we walk with Him...away from the pit. And...I love this...as if all of that were not enough...He puts a new song in our mouths. A song of praise for the God who rescued us from the pit, cleansed away the miry clay, set us free from our despair, placed our feet on secure ground, and replaced our sorrow with a new song. A song of joy. How I pray that in our lives, many will see the works He has done and will put their trust in Him.

Many, O Lord my God, are Your wonderful works
Which You have done;
And Your thoughts toward us
Cannot be recounted to You in order;
If I would declare and speak of them,
They are more than can be numbered.
~ Psalm 40:5

Great is His faithfulness...