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1 I give you all the credit, God - you got me out of that mess, you didn't let my foes gloat. 2 God, my God, I yelled for help and you put me together. 3 God, you pulled me out of the grave, gave me another chance at life when I was down-and-out. 4 All you saints! Sing your hearts out to God! Thank him to his face! 5 He gets angry once in a while, but across a lifetime there is only love. The nights of crying your eyes out give way to days of laughter. 6 When things were going great I crowed, "I've got it made. 7 I'm God's favorite. He made me king of the mountain." Then you looked the other way and I fell to pieces. 8 I called out to you, God; I laid my case before you: 9 "Can you sell me for a profit when I'm dead? auction me off at a cemetery yard sale? When I'm 'dust to dust' my songs and stories of you won't sell. 10 So listen! and be kind! Help me out of this!" 11 You did it: you changed wild lament into whirling dance; You ripped off my black mourning band and decked me with wildflowers. 12 I'm about to burst with song; I can't keep quiet about you. God, my God, I can't thank you enough. (Psalm 30 The Message Bible)
The season of Easter is all about new starts even in the face of what seems to be ending. We saw it in yesterday's study of Acts 9 and the Apostle Paul's story of new beginnings. The psalmist has a story that may be similar to one of yours and mine; God putting a comma where there should be a period. A guess what; there's more track here than we thought, our journey doesn't end here. You and I have been there and we all have our tales to share. Here is David's:
David writes from the other side of deep sorrow, a season that brought him low enough to cry out from the pit. He knows what it is to feel forgotten, undone, unraveling. But in God’s mercy, he experiences a turning—a resurrection of joy. The dark night gives way to dawn. Tears dry. Grief lifts. And dance begins.
Easter is our cosmic Psalm 30. Jesus entered the pit of death, descended into silence and shadow, and then God did it. He pulled Him up. Resurrected. Vindicated. Glorified.
The psalmist’s personal story mirrors our shared hope: “He took me from the bottom and brought me back.” That’s what resurrection means for us, not just once, but again and again. Every time despair begins to define us, Jesus steps in with hope. Every time sorrow seems unending, resurrection gives it an expiration date.
The beauty of Psalm 30 is not that it avoids pain—but that it testifies to God’s power to transform it. God doesn’t erase mourning; He converts it. Like the cross transformed into the symbol of life, our darkest places become stages for grace to shine. We should trust God to turn our lament into dance.
PRAYER: God of new mornings and second chances, thank You for lifting us from the pit and teaching our hearts to dance again. Remind us this Easter that no sorrow is beyond Your reach, and no night is too long for Your dawn. Let our lives sing Your resurrection song. Amen.
Have a great and blessed day in the Lord! OUR CALL TO ACTION: Today, live as one who’s been pulled from the grave—trade fear for joy, tell someone your resurrection story, and dance, even if softly, as a witness to God’s faithfulness.
I love you and I thank God for you!
Pastor Eradio Valverde, Jr.
