Rescued to Sing

April 27

(Psalms 40:1-3 NIV) "I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. {2} 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. {3} He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the Lord.”

(Colossians 1:13-14 NIV) “For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, {14} in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”

When David cried out to God, the Lord heard his cry and turned to rescue him. God lifted him out of the “slimy pit”. He came to where David was stuck in the mire, pulled him out, and washed the mud off him. He gave David a place to stand where he would not sink again -- a foundation of solid rock. The Lord also changed David’s tune. He went from singing the blues, to singing songs of joy. He was rescued to sing God’s praise. Today’s verses are like a preview of the New Testament gospels. Jesus came down to rescue us from the “slimy pit” of sin. But for us to be lifted up, God had to reach down. For us to get clean, Jesus had to get His hands dirty. He reached into the slime of this world to rescue us. God does nothing by accident, so we know it is His will that we be saved. We’ve been rescued to sing His praises. Sing them well. -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day