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Psalms 40:2 (NKJV)
2 He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, And established my steps.

It would seem that the greater the depth of the pit and the mire of the clay, the better the story and the more powerful the extraction. What is most important, however, is not where we've come from but where we've all been placed together on solid rock to have every step established in righteousness. Whether we were the worst and most extreme transgressors or the ones who were really trying to do everything right, it took the same price and power to extract us from the same claim of sin and death. Leaving the past completely and its identity with darkness, no matter the shade, will make way for a whole new story of redemption to a new walk and a new way. The more those old associations of people, places, and things are replaced by the Lifter of our heads, the greater will be His placing of our feet on the Rock with new identity and confidence. Letting what He's already done be the assurance of what we've become will free completely from any lingering claims of the pit and the clay. The back story may vary widely between us, but the rest will be the same - walking in His Light with the rewards of holiness and righteousness.  It's in Him that we now live, move, and have our being on the Rock that will not fail. 

 

Meditation

Fasting:

"I take great pleasure in the experience of God’s empowering presence, especially at times when my natural strength is weak and challenged by trials."
2 Corinthians 12:10, Hebrews 11:34


Praise:

"I thank and praise You for Your gift of beauty for ashes, oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of heaviness to plant me as a tree of righteousness for Your glory."
Isaiah 61:3
 

Identity:

"I am part of a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, and God’s special people that effectively proclaim the praises of Him who has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light."
1 Peter 2:9-10


Understanding:

"He will instruct me and teach me in the way that I should go. He is now guiding me with his eye and I have understanding."
Psalm 32:8-9
 

Wholeness:

"As I am living in Christ, I will no longer say that I am sick, but that by His stripes I am healed."
Isaiah 33:24, 1 Peter 2:24
 

Provision:

"The Lord, my Redeemer teaches me to profit and leads me in the way that I should go."
Isaiah 48:17

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