Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Psalm 40:1-5
by: Susie Sanborn.
I tend to think of Psalm forty as the muck and mire psalm because that is how it begins. Some of us may be able to relate to feeling like we are stuck in a slimy pit of mud and mire. But David did not stay trapped in the pit as his psalm continued. God pulled him free and gave him a solid place to stand. Through the rest of the psalm David sang praises for all the wonders God had done. During those times when we feel that our lives are slimy pits, we need to stop and count all the blessings God has given us.