A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 131

A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 131
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

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 (Psalm 131:1).

The haughty person is in the same company as the proud, the arrogant, and the self-centered.

It is a wise person who doesn’t carry an exalted opinion of themselves or pursues great things for themselves. When a well-known servant of the Lord was once asked how he could accomplish so much the servant replied, “One day the Lord looked down from heaven and said, ‘Where can I find the weakest, littlest man on earth?’ Then He saw me and said, “I’ve found him; he won’t be proud of it; he’ll see that I am using him because of his insignificance.”
 
The Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: 
 to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God (Micah 6:8).
 

• God is not looking for someone who is clever, but for someone through whom God can be wise.

 

• God is not looking for someone who is self-confident, but for someone through whom God can be all sufficient.

 

• God is not looking for someone who is powerful, but for someone through whom He can be almighty.

As we walk humbly with our God we will also walk humbly before others in the body of Christ. Servants of the Lord do not look upon other servants of the Lord as competitors, but as fellow contributors in God’s kingdom. Pastors, church leaders, Christian publishers, musicians, missionaries, or other types of ministries doing Kingdom work are not in competition with each other.
 
As you walk humbly with your God you see life from His perspective:
Some may have more possessions, but none can have greater riches than those found in the treasure of Jesus Christ.
 
Some may partake of more pleasures, but none can know a deeper joy than the one known in His wonderful presence.
 
Some may be able to sing with a stronger voice, but none can have a sweeter song than the melody of His love filling the heart.
 
Some may have greater popularity, but none can know a truer friendship which comes by walking with Jesus.
 
Some may have attained a certain status, but none can have a higher calling than following the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
 
Some may have live in a bigger house, but none can have a nicer home than the one that Jesus has been preparing in Heaven.
 
Insight: When Jesus spoke to the seven churches in the book of Revelation, He spoke to them individually and not competitively. No church was praised for how big their attendance was, and no church was reproved for how small their attendance was.

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