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Psalm 7:14–16

Theme: Sin digs a pit. Grace changes who falls into it.

We have finally come to David’s stark imagery:

“Behold, the wicked travaileth with iniquity… He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.”
Psalm 7:14–15

Sin always digs something.
It always carves out a pit.
And if left to itself, that pit always swallows someone.

But here is the gospel twist we must see:

The pit did not swallow you

because it swallowed Christ.**

Not because Christ failed.
But because He stepped into the pit on purpose.

The pit was your condemnation.
Your shame.
Your guilt.
Your judgment.
Your destiny as the covenant-breaker.

Jesus entered that pit as the Covenant Son — the Son of Adam, the Son of Abraham, the Son of David — the only One able to carry the penalty of covenant infidelity for us and as us.

He wasn’t swallowed because He was weak.
He was swallowed because He is strong enough to walk into death and walk back out of it.

And because He allowed the pit to take Him, the pit cannot take you.

But the pit didn’t just miss you—

it swallowed the accuser instead.**

Psalm 7 doesn’t stop with the wicked falling into their own trap — it goes further:

“His mischief shall return upon his own head.”
Psalm 7:16

The early Jewish and Christian imagination understood this as divine reversal:
the very judgment intended for God’s people collapses back onto the enemies of God.

And in the New Testament, we see the ultimate fulfillment:

“Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them…”
Col. 2:15

Christ doesn’t just save you from the pit —
He turns the pit against the accuser.

Satan’s weapon of condemnation collapses.
His claim against you dissolves.
His evidence has been thrown into the sea.
His prosecution has no legal standing.
His voice has lost its authority.

He is swallowed by the very judgment he intended for you.

Why This Matters So Deeply

Because some of us still feel like we’re standing on the edge of that pit.
Some of us still hear the echoes of the past.
Some still carry the trauma of the old life.
Some still fear that one misstep will undo everything God has done.

And to you — to us — Psalm 7 speaks like thunder:

You cannot fall into the pit
because Christ already did.

Not as a victim,
but as the Victor.

Not as a sinner,
but as the Covenant Son.

Not as one swallowed,
but as One who entered death
and emerged with the keys in His hand.

But What About My Memories? My Temptations?

This is where Day 6 touches real life.

You are forgiven.
You are cleansed.
You are declared righteous.

But you still remember.
You still feel.
You still battle temptation.
You still carry scars on your soul.

Beloved, scars are not signs that the pit is winning.
They are signs that you survived.

Your memories do not testify against you —
they testify of His rescue.

Your temptations do not prove you are still guilty —
they prove you still need Him daily.

Your shame does not disprove your forgiveness —
it simply shows you’ve lived a life that grace had to rescue.

Listen carefully:

The pit is behind you.
Your memories are not a prophecy —
they are a testimony.

You may still remember the darkness,
but you will never again belong to it.

Reflection for Today

• What “pit” in my past still feels like it could pull me under?
• Do I believe that Christ entered that pit for me?
• Where am I still interpreting scars as threats rather than testimonies?

Prayer

“Jesus, thank You for stepping into the pit that should have swallowed me. Thank You for turning judgment back on the accuser. Heal my memories. Redeem my scars. Teach my heart to trust that the pit is behind me forever. Amen.”