He inclined to me and heard my cry

 [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] (a )He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. (b)Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the LORD.

(Psalm 40:1-3 ESV)

Introduction:

In this Verse, King David here relates that he had been delivered not only from Danger, but also from present death (eternal death). The story of this is like David comprehend multitude of trials which he had escaped. He have been into the deepest problem and sunk in the miry clay. Nevertheless, his faith still continued with patience and perseverance.

It’s like you are playing in the mud and realize sobra dumi mo nah….tapos gusto mo nang mang hugas, pero kulang lng yong tubig. Kailangan mo ng detergent, pero kulang parin.. Kailangan tlga ng e babad ng mabuti.

David was sunk in mud., was stuck in mud – He was in deep trials. He was crying for help. He want to move, but it  says in V1 he waited patiently.

But God, gave him a heart of perseverance, gave him a patience heart and strength and endure the trial.

Preposition:  Since God is giving us strength to endure the circumstances we are facing every day. We should always have patience heart, trust, have faith and praise him all the time.

FCF: The truth is that life is filled with significantly difficult circumstances that test our patience, many of which some of you are experiencing today: illness, depression, overbearing boss, financial problem, tired of routinely life, etc. Christians shouldn’t be surprised at the presence of difficult circumstances throughout life. For example, consider what James the brother of Jesus once wrote (James 1:2): “My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials.” James didn’t write if, but when, as if to indicate with absolute certainty that if you are a Christian, you should expect to periodically (or perhaps even regularly) experience some form of trial or difficult circumstance that requires the exercise of patience.

Explanation:

3 He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God  - With this circumstances , this is the time that you need God. In this situation, this is a song of your soul to praise more to God.

David here was rescued by God, v2 God helped him – like us, we were cleansed and washed from the dirty mud. We are cleaned by HIS word. Having understanding with His words. Our response is we are happy to our lungs out. We are rejoicing. 

My connection with this to our ministry is that, God day by day is cleansing our hearts. We just need to soak more his words, to easily remove the dirt in us. Let us all declare a new song to our mouth. (Praise him more)

(b) Showing to other how God changed us, so other will follow us and put their trust in the Lord also.

We need to pray on a daily basis for God to help us see our work, actions, speech, thoughts, and circumstances in light of God's glory and not our own.

Conclusion:

Why should we Practice Patience?

With patience heart is equal to trusting the Lord.

Psalm 40:17 - Humble yourself and acknowledge your need! Remember your personal relationship with God through Jesus!

Psalm 40:3 reveals that a new song plays a significant role in expressing a fresh response of worship to God based on His gracious acts in our lives today.