From darkness to light (1) - All The Good Seed Daily Devotionals for 2026

He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
Psalm 40:2

From darkness to light (1)
Admittedly, the above phrases, "horrible pit" and "miry clay" are figurative language. Have they any meaning for people in the 21st century? Indeed, they have!
At the start of my life, I was in neither a horrible pit nor in miry clay. That came later. At first, everything was in order. I grew up in a normal family with greater and smaller joys and problems. It was family that, alongside work, placed much importance on celebrating.
Even religious matters had their place - that was my grandmother's doing. She often told stories of Jesus, who came from heaven to save people and cure their illnesses. As a boy, I liked to hear those stories of Jesus, especially the one about Peter walking on the water, then sinking and being rescued by Jesus' strong hands. Religious things didn't fall short: church-going, he church choir, playing in the band. That all went on until I was about 14.
Then came a time when I had other interests. Sometimes the sermons impressed me deeply, but the pleasures of the world proved a strong attraction. So I gradually laid aside the beneficial influence, like worn out clothes, and went for anything for which God has a suitable word: sin. In short, alcohol, late night parties, girls, and resistance toward anything that belonged to a civilised social system, getting entangled in pseudo-Marxism.
(to be continued tomorrow)
Today's reading: Ezekiel ch. 42