Psalm 40 has been a favorite passage of Scripture of mine since I was a youth. One Sunday morning when I was twelve, I was scheduled to sing at a church across town from the smaller one my father pastored. We hadn’t lived in this town very long and I was nervous. The cool kids went to this church. My mother sat next to me, ready to accompany me on a new song we had rehearsed. Our prayer had been that the congregation would see Jesus and place their trust in Him.
Just before my turn to sing, the preacher read Psalm 40:1-3. I waited patiently for the LORD; And He inclined to me and heard my cry. He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear and will trust in the LORD.
Wow! Peace like I had never known filled my heart, and I went forth and sang with confidence. I have no idea if anyone was ministered to that day, but I do know that the Almighty God met me in my moment of weakness. Through the power of His Word, He strengthened me. The Word is His method of communication and I knew, even as a twelve-year-old, my Heavenly Father had spoken to me.
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