What a beautiful Psalm to start our month of undaunted worship to the Lord with. The first 3 verses of Psalm 40 really sum up the Undaunted journey.
“I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, and He turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along. He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see what He has done and be amazed. They will put their trust in the Lord.”
I love how verse 2 describes the mire in the Amplified Bible “out of the miry clay (froth and slime)”. Doesn’t that really sum up how Daunters can make us feel? It’s not bad enough its clay, which isn’t fertile ground but it’s slime and froth and yuck that not only is it covering you but now everything else is sticking to slime. Come on all you mamas I know you have cleaned up slimy sticky mess and know what I’m talking about.
But that’s where we used to be because when we wait patiently on the Lord and we cry out to Him, He comes. Now the interesting part of verse 2 is the word for ‘brought’ is Alah (aw-law) in Hebrew which doesn’t really mean brought or lifted up. It translates “to go up, ascend, climb”. He causes us to ascend out of our pits. He puts us upon a rock, THE ROCK, Jesus Christ. If our lives aren’t built of the firm foundation of Jesus Christ, then we are building it on shifting sand and we will end up back in the slime pit. I don’t know about you, but I’m more than over the slime and froth!
The beautiful part of this scripture is the new song He is giving us. A song of praise. My Pastor always says we are the only Bible some people will ever read. People are watching. They see your crazy life, they see the Daunters you face, and when you start singing that song God is writing on your heart, they will hear it too. Naomi had a song on her lips and although outwardly it sounded like mourning and defeat, something in the melody spoke to Ruth and she wanted to follow Naomi because she saw who her God was and what He could do.
So, grab hold of God’s hand and let Him help you out of this daunter pit and then raise your hands and sing a Hallelujah! Many will see what He has done in your life and be amazed. They will put their trust in the Lord, because you raised a Hallelujah!
