Psalm 40:2–3 “He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.”
There are some seasons in life that you should never forget not because they were pleasant, but because they reveal who was with you when you had nothing else to hold on to. David says, “He lifted me out of the slimy pit.” Notice his words: “He lifted me.” David does not take credit for his rescue. He does not say, “I climbed out.” He says, “He lifted me.” There are places you could not escape by your own strength, situations you could not fix by your own wisdom, and battles you could not win by yourself. But when you were sinking, God reached down His hand and lifted you. The pit may have been deep, but God's hand was deeper. The mud may have been holding you, but God's grace was stronger than what was holding you. You may have thought your story was over, but God was still writing.
The pit represents those seasons when life seems to trap you. Joseph knew what it meant to be in a pit. Jeremiah knew what it meant to be lowered into a muddy cistern. David knew what it meant to run from enemies and live in caves. Some people listening today know what the pit feels like. You may have experienced rejection, disappointment, failure, betrayal, financial pressure, loneliness, or a season when you wondered, “God, where are You?” But being in a pit does not mean God has abandoned you. Sometimes the pit becomes the place where you discover that God's hand can reach places human hands cannot reach. People may not know how deep your struggle has been, but God knows. People may not understand your tears, but God has seen every one of them. Psalm 34:18 says, “The LORD is close to the brokenhearted.” Never confuse God's silence with God's absence. Even when you could not see Him, His hand was still working.
David continues, “He set my feet on a rock.” God did not simply remove David from the pit; He gave him somewhere stable to stand. That is the nature of God's deliverance. God doesn't just bring you out; He establishes you. He doesn't rescue you from one unstable place just to leave you without direction. He puts your feet on a rock. The rock represents stability, security, and a new foundation. There are people who remember the day they were struggling, but they have forgotten the God who brought them through. That's why Deuteronomy 8:2 says, “Remember how the LORD your God led you.” When God gives you a better season, remember the difficult season. When He gives you a platform, remember the valley. When He gives you provision, remember when you had to trust Him for your next meal. When He gives you strength, remember when you could barely stand. Don't let your new position make you forget the hand that lifted you.
But there is another responsibility that comes with being lifted: you must become a hand that lifts others. Someone once encouraged you when you were discouraged. Someone prayed for you when you were weak. Someone gave you an opportunity when you needed one. Someone believed in you when you were struggling to believe in yourself. Now God may be calling you to become that person for someone else. Galatians 6:2 says, “Carry each other's burdens.” Don't climb the ladder and then pull it up behind you. Reach back. There is someone standing on the rung where you once stood. There is someone praying the prayer you once prayed. There is someone fighting the battle you once fought. If God has given you wisdom, share it. If He has given you resources, use them to bless others. If He has given you influence, open doors. If He has given you a testimony, tell it. Your greatest testimony is not only that God lifted you; it is that God can use you to lift somebody else.
Today, I want you to remember the hands that lifted you—but above every human hand, remember the hand of God. There were moments when you should have fallen, but He held you. There were doors that should have remained closed, but He opened them. There were storms that should have destroyed you, but He carried you through them. Psalm 40:3 says, “He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God.” The same person who was crying in the pit eventually had a song of praise. The same person who was sinking eventually had a testimony. Your pit is not your final destination. Your pain is not the end of your story. Your failure is not the final chapter. God can lift you, establish you, and put a new song in your mouth.
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