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. - Psalm 40:2 NLT
Several years ago, our neighbors had an outdoor summer party and one of their activities included mud volleyball. Our friends' dad used some of his farming equipment to dig a regulation sized pit and pond water to create the court. We played for hours and had a blast.
One thing we found out very during the game was that it was difficult to move quickly. Standing still for any length of time made your feet sink into the mud. So when the ball came toward you, it was hard to move to the ball. Also, the mud was so slick, we fell a lot. As you can imagine, we were all a huge mess when the game was over and many went down to the lake afterwards to clean off in the water before going home.
This memory reminds me of today's verse in Psalm 40:2, "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."
Our sinful lives before Christ may be compared to a mud pit. Our feet are trapped, making our spiritual walk difficult. We get stuck in our mire, lose our footing and become spiritually filthy. But thank God, He has the power to pull us out of the pit we create for ourselves, clean our filthy lives, and put our feet on solid ground!
Have you allowed Him to pull your life out of the mud? Today is your day to be clean before we it's time to go to our eternal Home!