PSALM 131 ~ 10 MAY 2008

By David

A humble prayer to God for his grace

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. Ps 131:1

King David had many enemies. He was a strong soldier. He was a powerful man and had many servants. But he did not think that he was better or more important than other people. Verse 1 tells us that his heart was not proud. He did not think in a proud way. ‘Proud’ means "to think that I am more important than I really am".

God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble. True humility comes from crucified pride. God is weaning us. He is weaning us from pride and haughtiness (arrogance/superiority), from desire for prominence and glory. He is weaning us to be servants, to be childlike, to be content.

He is weaning us because He wants to remove every crutch(support) upon which we would lean so that we learn to lean on Him only. The question is: do we accept this or do we fight this?

Application:
Prayer:
Dear Lord, where do I put my hope?
In my own cleverness and hard work?
In my family and friends?
In plans and projects?
In finance?
In my appearance?
In medical science?
In what I have?
You alone, O Lord, are worthy of my hope. You alone are my hope.