Psalm 131 is a very short chapter, and one full
of great truth.
Psalm 131 is a very short chapter, and one full
of great truth.
O Lord, my heart is not proud,
nor my eyes haughty; Nor do I involve myself in great matters, Or in things too difficult for me.
Surely I have composed and quieted my soul;
Like a weaned child rests against his mother, My soul is
like a weaned child within me. O Israel, hope in the Lord From this time forth and
forever.
One of the things that most commonly gets me in
trouble is when I meditate on things I don’t
understand, mostly regarding to God and his ways. And it’s really not wise, because in doing so
I become proud in thinking I know better than God. Yikes.
In these times, we need to learn how to compose
and quiet our soul.
When children are first born, they get their
nutrition from the mother’s milk, but eventually that is not enough, and
stronger food is necessary.
As we grow in our walk with Christ, we endure
hard things and go through circumstances beyond our control or
understanding. It’s then that we just
place our hope and trust in the Lord, much like a child continues to find
solace and comfort against her mother.
I love this chapter. It reminds me that he’s God
and I’m not, and it’s a fact of life that there will be things too difficult
and great for my finite mind to comprehend.
But that fact is not something that alarms God
one bit. In fact, it’s in those times
that he wants us to lean in a little closer, as we wait and trust in his divine
guidance and provision.
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