I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the desolate pit, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the LORD.

Psalm 40:1-3

When King David looked back on his life, he remembered some painful experiences. In his despair David kept pleading with God for deliverance, and graciously the Lord answered his desperate cries.

As you look back on your own life, do you remember any experience when you felt you as if you had fallen into a pit? It may have been due to a failure, illness, financial, or a death in the family. Remember that as you cried out to God, he did deliver you. You did get over it.

Praise the Lord for the answers He has given to your cries. Thank Him for His grace. Walk with Him in obedient fellowship.

You can confidently trust the Lord to help you in whatever experience comes your way. Rejoice that in His time He can – and will – bring you through and bring you out.

God can bring showers of blessing

out of storms of adversity.

Our Daily Bread – April 5, 2004