Psalm 131:1-3 - My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty; I do not
concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful
for me. But I have stilled and
quieted my soul; like a weaned child with its mother, like a
weaned child is my soul within me. O Israel, put your hope in
the LORD both now and forevermore.
David wrote this short psalm. Just three verses that pack a powerful
message of humility. We must constantly guard our hearts from pride…and put our
hope in God. We must let God take control of our soul…so he can wean us from the
dependence we sometimes develop in the things of this world.
When we overvalue ourselves….pride consumes
the parts of the heart that God is trying to consume with his love and servant
attitude. A haughtiness develops that makes the heart crave attention. The
heart can become so consumed with the need for attention that it forgets God
far behind.
Humility puts others first...and brings a
contentment with where God has placed us. We begin to understand that we are
nothing apart from God’s great love…and any security we have comes directly
form him.
Father…thank you for the reminder that I
need to keep my heart humble ….and my eyes so contented in your will for my
life…that I keep my hope completely in you.
Forgive me for the times that I have let pride creep in to my
heart. Help me to guard against it with
more fervor…so that I can be humble…even when the world tempts me with its material
wealth. Amen.
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