The aim of this devotional study is to reflect on worship as a natural response to a thankful heart.
Scripture
Psalms 40:1-3 (A song of David)
1 I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry.
2 He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.
3 He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the LORD.
Observations
- Read the Psalm slowly and picture everything you read.
- A helpful way to study a text is to look at the verbs and who does the work:
- Who is mentioned in this text? (hint: verse 1a, verse 1b, verse 3b)
- Who does what? In other words, list all the verbs (action words/phrases) for each of the parties mentioned.
- What emotional shift did David move from before and after God’s intervention?
- What is the end result of God’s saving intervention for David?
- What is the result of God’s saving intervention in David’s life in other people’s lives?
Application and Prayer
Reflect on times in your life when God really intervened in your life for the good
- Tell God those stories (note these accounts in your notebook as you go along).
- Thank God for where you are today because of his saving intervention in these events (consider where you would have been with God’s intervention).
- Now praise God as David did: “he turned to me and heard me; He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God.)
Praise him for being the God who sees, the God who hears, the God who saved, the God who strengthens, the God of hope. Give God his praise!
- With whom can you share one or two of these testimonies that they may recognize how big God is and put their trust in him as you do? Make that appointment now to share your “song of praise”!
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