The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Psalm 40:1-2,
"I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand."
Have you ever felt like David did here? Stuck in one of the many ruts life has to offer? In this psalm David refers to his own sins that have overtaken him, verse 12.
I suspect there are many of us who have felt our lives at times have been in the kind of place David so aptly describes here. Stuck, and in a slimy pit at that. Mired in some troublesome or "intractable situation" (the dictionary definition of "mire" when not taken literally). Feeling hampered or restrained in some way from extricating ourselves from whatever it is that has beset us, even due to our own devices.
In this psalm David tells us he cried out to the Lord in this kind of a situation and the Lord helped him in his time of need. "... he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God." Verses 2-3.
One of the many things I love about the book of psalms is that the Lord wants us to know these kinds of things. He wants us to know that he is available and capable of helping us - not only in our darkest hours, but even when life seems to get more and more difficult a bit at a time.
I suspect it goes without saying, that if David waited patiently for the Lord, then he was seeking the Lord in faith. I firmly believe it is the Lord's desire for us to learn and experience his intention to deliver us when we approach him in faith.
As David says, "I proclaim your saving acts in the great assembly; I do not seal my lips, Lord, as you know. I do not hide your righteousness in my heart; I speak of your faithfulness and your saving help. I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness from the great assembly." Verses 9-10.
What a refreshing hope we have in the Lord!
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know..
"I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand."
Have you ever felt like David did here? Stuck in one of the many ruts life has to offer? In this psalm David refers to his own sins that have overtaken him, verse 12.
I suspect there are many of us who have felt our lives at times have been in the kind of place David so aptly describes here. Stuck, and in a slimy pit at that. Mired in some troublesome or "intractable situation" (the dictionary definition of "mire" when not taken literally). Feeling hampered or restrained in some way from extricating ourselves from whatever it is that has beset us, even due to our own devices.
In this psalm David tells us he cried out to the Lord in this kind of a situation and the Lord helped him in his time of need. "... he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God." Verses 2-3.
One of the many things I love about the book of psalms is that the Lord wants us to know these kinds of things. He wants us to know that he is available and capable of helping us - not only in our darkest hours, but even when life seems to get more and more difficult a bit at a time.
I suspect it goes without saying, that if David waited patiently for the Lord, then he was seeking the Lord in faith. I firmly believe it is the Lord's desire for us to learn and experience his intention to deliver us when we approach him in faith.
As David says, "I proclaim your saving acts in the great assembly; I do not seal my lips, Lord, as you know. I do not hide your righteousness in my heart; I speak of your faithfulness and your saving help. I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness from the great assembly." Verses 9-10.
What a refreshing hope we have in the Lord!
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know..
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