Psalm 131Too Great and Marvelous
my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me. 2 But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me.
3 O Israel, hope in the Lord
Psalm 131 Why do we bow our heads when we pray? The answer is found in verse 1: My heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me. God is too great and too marvelous for us, and when coming into His presence we cannot even lift up our eyes, but instead will fall down before Him. He is everything; our beginning and our end; our only help and our only hope! Only before Him can we calm and quiet our soul.
We are prone to turn to every source of comfort and hope we can find in ourselves and from those around us. The world is filled with self-help therapy. I do believe we should help ourselves in every way we are able and also should help those around us. The point here in Psalm 131 is that ultimately when considering our soul and eternal life, there is no help other than Christ. I've noticed that heaven and angels are popular themes for entertainment. Unfortunately, heaven is portrayed as a place you can go to if you are good enough. The truth is, no one is good enough! No one except Christ. Unless we go to Christ and accept His payment for our sins, there is no other way. Pray today that you would hope in the Lord from this time forth and forevermore.
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