Verses 1-3, “Lord, my heart is not haughty, Nor my eyes lofty. Neither do I concern myself with great matters, Nor with things too profound for me. Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul, Like a weaned child with his mother; Like a weaned child is my soul within me. O Israel, hope in the Lord From this time forth and forever.”
When we are blinded by pride, we tend to think more highly of ourselves than we ought to, and are in a position to be humbled by God. Romans 12:3-5, “For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.” Even our saving faith is a gift from God, which gives us no reason to boast. If God has blessed you more than others with spiritual gifts... that's great, but remember that they are to be used for the benefit of the entire body anyway.
David did not concern himself with things that were beyond his present situation, and learned to be content right where God had him. When we want more than what we have, or desire for greater position in life, it can lead to discontentment, which is sin. Through your thoughts and actions, you are expressing that God is not enough for you, and you need more. Hebrews 13:5, “Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, 'I will never leave you nor forsake you.' ” Covetousness is a sin that spills over and affects those around you. This is why we are told to avoid these people. I Corinthians 5:11, “But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner— not even to eat with such a person.” Unfortunately, many will ignore this warning, and hang out with these people anyway. Because they remain willfully ignorant and slowly drift over time, the spiritual damage will be done by the time they even notice... and may even be too late to correct.
“LORD, my heart is not haughty, Nor my eyes lofty. Neither do I concern myself with great matters, Nor with things too profound for me. Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul, Like a weaned child with his mother; Like a weaned child is my soul within me. O Israel, hope in the LORD From this time forth and forever.” Psalms 131:1-3
ReplyDeleteThis psalmest is speaking to the Lord of what he is and isn't. He first states, that hi humble. He does say this in a proud way, but an oniest way. He talks about how he is content.
Many so called christians today do not possess these qualities. People are proud, thinking that they deserve a special positions and respsect, within the church. People think that they should be used mightly by God and that they know more than anyone else things concerning God. We need to be careful, that we aren't or become like one of these people because the Lord will humble us and we won't be used greatly by God. We should be content wherever he Lord calls us in life, not being discontent. It is a blessing and honor that we even get to serve the Lord no matter how big or small.
God commands us to be humble and to become as little children to come to Him. God resists the proud, but gives grace to those who are humble! Humility is required to admit we need a savior to begin with! Many people are too prideful to admit that they are sinners and need salvation! That is the first step in coming to God! If you can't humble yourself and admit your wrong, you can't receive God's free gift! After that initial step, God requires humility throughout our walk. We will still fall short, as we are only human, and we will still need to come to God with a humble heart! We should not be like the Pharisee who tries to proclaim their own greatness to God! Luke 18:10-14- “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’ And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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In order to be used by God, we need to be humble and give all the glory to God! God will test us as believers, strengthening our faith and breaking down our pride. We need to be at a place where we surrender everything to God because we know that we don't have control! We need to submit to His will, crucifying our flesh daily! Galatians 5:24-25- “And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.”