Someone said that a Christian pilgrimage is from the gutter-most to the uttermost. The Lord Jesus Christ came from heaven to earth to lift humans to exalt them to heaven.
Pit of despair: As David writes, humans are sinners wallowing in a pit of despair, in a miry clay. (Psalms 40:2) The pit is also termed as a horrible pit. The pit is deep, steep, stinking, dark, and slippery. A sinner is in a deep pit, and to climb up the steep, slippery slope is not possible. There is no light in those deep areas. Hence, even looking at light that could give hope is not there. Instead of hope, there is deadly despair. This is the spiritual condition of all humans.
Miry clay: The pit is filled with miry clay. The clay is sticky, and it slowly sinks into the victim. The more a victim puts effort into coming out, the deeper that person sinks. David describes that as a pit of despair, destruction that would lead to ultimate death. Sinners, by their own efforts, can never save themselves. There is no name, or religion, or mantra, or traditions, or religious pilgrimages, or philosophy, or person that could provide deliverance from sin. There is no other name except the name of the Lord Jesus Christ given to humans to be saved. (Acts 4:12)
Lifted: God lifts a sinner from the miry clay and places him on a rock, which is broad, safe, and secure. God’s Word is the rock, foundation, Promises, and covenant.
Seated in heaven: Paul explains further that sinners are lifted and are seated in the Heavenly places with Christ. (Ephesians 2:6) David, who lived in the Old Testament times, could not see or perceive this. But, as New Testament saints, all believers are privileged to be seated with Him. How gracious is God that sinners sit with the Son of God, transformed as righteous children. Will any king share his throne? None. Never. It is so amazing for the King of Kings to seat us in the uttermost position.
Have I been lifted from gutter-most to the Uttermost?