To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.

He drew me up from the pit of destruction, 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.

Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust...

Psalms 40:1-4, ESV

This is fast becoming one of my favorite passages in all of Scripture. The last four years have been particularly trying for Carolyn and I, having lost all four of our parents and then going through one of the most confusing periods of our times.

I think a lot of people can relate as they also have been through times that many thought they would never see. We have watched as a disease ravaged the entire world, only to be followed by the often incompetence of world leaders whose solution to the problem was often harsher than the disease itself. We have seen people willingly give up their freedoms in an effort to save their physical lives. Each person can judge for themselves whether their efforts have been worth the sacrifices, but one thing is for sure:

We have all been in a pit!

Some still find themselves in that pit - we all do from time to time, so what do we do? This is where David's Psalm provides so much comfort. David said that he waited patiently for the LORD, and that the Lord actually inclined towards him and heard his cry. God not only proceeded to remove David from that pit of destruction, but then he set his feet on solid ground so that he wouldn't slip back into the pit.

It's no wonder that David said God put a new song of praise in his mouth, and that those who witnessed all that God had done for David not only feared God, but they put their trust in Him. And whenever men put their trust in God, they are blessed.

Do you find yourself in a pit? Would the help that God gave David help you as well? Isn't at least worth a try... or would you rather continue on as you have been going, digging deeper and deeper into your personal pit of destruction while relying on often godless men to come to your rescue?

God is great! All we have to do is wait patiently for Him, cry out to Him, trust in Him and Christ, and then wait for them to help us out of even the darkest pit.