PRAYERS FROM THE PIT
The prophet Jeremiah had been cast into a pit because of his preaching. His own people hated the word he preached so much, that they cast him into a cistern, which “had no water in it, only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud” (Jer. 38:6). If it hadn’t been for Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, an important court official, Jeremiah would have perished. But Ebed-melech ran to King Zedekiah when he heard of Jeremiah’s plight. And the king gave him permission to rescue the prophet. Surely, Jeremiah was thinking of this while writing about his prayers from the pit. He knew that the Lord had rescued him by sending the Ethiopian.
Have you ever prayed from a pit? You fell so far that your feet felt mired in mud, and the only thing you could do was cry out to God? For some of us, it seems to take a pit to move us to prayer. We have to hit bottom before we’ll look up. But why wait for the pit? Why not look up today? Regardless of where you are, call on the name of the Lord. For He hears and cares for you.
PRAYER: Dear Father, whether on the mountain, or in the pit, we look to You. We pray in the name of Jesus. For that is the only name under heaven by which we are saved. Rescue us and set our feet on solid ground that we might serve You. In Jesus’ name, amen.