Making
My Steps Secure
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.
Happy are those who make the LORD their
trust, who do not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after false gods.
You have multiplied, O LORD my God, your wondrous deeds and your thoughts
toward us; none can compare with you. Were I to proclaim and tell of them, they
would be more than can be counted.
Sacrifice and offering you do not desire,
but you have given me an open ear. Burnt offering and sin offering you have not
required. They I said, "Here I am; in the scroll of the book it is written
of me. I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart."
Psalm 40:1-8
Because of his disobedience, Jonah was
cast into the sea, swallowed by a sea monster and trapped in its belly.
Although it was Jonah's own fault that he was there, God was also there to hear
his prayer. And when he confessed, God delivered him.
God's children sometimes get themselves
into some strange places and unhappy circumstances because of their folly. Are
you in a strange place today? Are you out of fellowship with the Lord,
defeated, unhappy? Then cry out to God, confess your sin, and be restored by
His abundant mercy. God is waiting to hear your faintest cry and accept your
repentance.
Maybe through your own foolish choices
you are in a strange place today - but He is with you and waiting to hear your
cry. Don't wait for another day.
When you are in
the wrong place, God always has the right answer.
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