And He set my feet on Solid Rock
Psalms 40:1-3 (NIV) 1 I waited patiently for the LORD;
he turned to me and heard my cry.
2 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.
3 He put a new song in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Have you ever been stuck in a bog? A few years ago, I was playing golf and while trying to retrieve an errant ball I stepped into a place that was much wetter than I realized. Suddenly I was thigh deep in a thick, glue-like substance. Memories of old Tarzan movies flashed through my head as I wondered how many deaths due to quicksand had occurred in Arkansas.
Well, Larry finally noticed I was missing and with much effort he extracted me from the place of my captivity. I could not help but think of the song we sang so many years ago and I recognized the parallel between this physical quagmire and the way sin can pull us down, down, down with little hope of salvation.
Oh, but there is hope, and that hope is found in Jesus alone. When we are seemingly lost, stuck in our sins, just say Jesus.When we have friends or loved ones who are on a merry go round of destruction, just say Jesus. In that moment you will find power, you will find peace and you will release.
May we quit struggling and begin resting in God’s unfailing love.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen..
He Brought Me Out
1. My heart was distressed ’neath Jehovah’s dread frown,
And low in the pit where my sins dragged me down;
I cried to the Lord from the deep miry clay,
Who tenderly brought me out to golden day.
Refrain:
He brought me out of the miry clay,
He set my feet on the Rock to stay;
He puts a song in my soul today,
A song of praise, halleluja!
2. He placed me upon the strong Rock by His side,
My steps were established and here I’ll abide;
No danger of falling while here I remain,
But stand by His grace until the crown I gain.
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