He brought me up

“I waited patiently for the Lord: and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.” 

Psalm 40:1-3.

[T]he Lord may send you, His dear child, a very heavy sorrow. You may fall into the horrible pit and see no light, no comfort, and no one may be able to cheer you or help you. Some that have a touch of despondency in their nature have been brought so low as almost to despair of life. They have sat in darkness and seen no light, they have felt the walls of their prison and have not discovered a crack or cranny through which escape was possible, they have looked up, and even then they have seen nothing to console them. Ah, well, here is a word I commend to you—the Savior says it, “He brought Me up.” The Lord God can and will bring up His troubled ones. You will have to write in your diary one of these days, “He brought me up.” I was in the dark, I was in the dungeon, but “He brought me up.” I can personally say this with gladsome gratitude, for “He has brought me up,” again and again. My heart is glad as I reflect upon my past deliverances. I have often wondered why I am so often shut up in prison, and bound as with fetters of steel. But I cease to wonder when I think of the many among you who are called to wear the same bonds. This is my portion, that I may be a witness-bearer for my God, and that I may be able to speak to the experiences of God’s tempted people, and tell how graciously the Lord delivers His servants who trust in Him. Faith shall never be shamed or confounded, world without end. God can and will hasten to the rescue of the faithful. I set to my seal also that “He brought me up,” and beloved brothers and sisters in tribulation, He will bring you up. Only rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him.

Brought Up From the Horrible Pit, Sermon 1674 - Charles Haddon Spurgeon

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