Daily Devotion

June 17, 2006

Psalms 40:2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

Consider the man who is falling. He doesn’t know how long nor how far his fall will be. He tries to stop, he tries to break the fall, but he cannot; his feet slide on slippery miry clay. The pit seems eternal—it takes him far down to the bottom of the earth, and there seem to be no escape.  

If you, today, are on a downward spiral, if you are in a seemingly hopeless situation, if you feel without relief of any kind, remember this: even at times when like Jonah in the great fish, (Jon 1:17) you are taken to the foot of the mountain  (Jon 2:6), a lifting of the hands, however so weak (Ex 17:11-12); a word of praise, (Jon 2:7), a single look towards the brazen serpent of redemption (Numb 21:8), will reverse the course of events.

As you set your mind on your blessings, as you start comparing yourself positively, as you remind yourself of the mighty promises of God, and of His love and care for you, you will see a change. Your external situation may not change, but because your heart will be set on the certainty of the Promises of God rather than on the miry uncertainty of personal feelings, you will understand your way, your feet will be set upon a rock, your goings will be established, because with the eyes of simple childlike faith, you’ll see the purpose of God in your life.

This text is from a song written by King David, whose life in many ways, was a foreshadow of the life of our Lord Jesus. Both King David and our LORD Jesus give us a lesson through this passage; we would do well to acknowledge and practice its teaching. David’s days were a continual praise provoked by continual danger. The life of Jesus, the firstfruits of what we will be (1 Cor 15:23), ended drastically at the cross on Calvary. As David’s enemies never succeeded to discourage him from giving full praise and trust to his God, the devil was never able to keep Jesus down in the grave, but God raised Him up in victory, and He will also raise us!

Keep praising Him!

Act 2:24  Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

1Co 15:23  But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.

Patrick Lumbroso
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