Deeper ReflectionDavid’s words of humility and trust (v.1) speak directly to our pride
and desire to control others and get things from them. As Charles
Spurgeon wisely commented, “It is one of the shortest Psalms to
read, but one of the longest to learn.”
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David was not boasting before the
Lord. Rather, it was an honest declaration of a totally humbled man. If
anyone in Israel had reasons to be proud, it was David. Although he began
as a humble shepherd, he later became Israel’s great king. However, David
learnt not to place his trust in his own achievements, but rather to put
total reliance on God (vv.1b-2a).Consider how you are serving our Lord today. Examine the condition
of your own heart when you serve. Scripture reminds us to, above all
else, guard our heart, for everything we do flows from it (Prov 4:23).
Perhaps we are serving with strife or discontentment in our heart. Let
us ask God to tutor our soul, so that we can be
like a weaned child,
fully contented in God’s loving embrace. Contented with our assigned
portion in life: “the boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
surely I have a delightful inheritance.” (Psa 16:5-6 NIV). Not that we do
not desire growth, but we learn to place our hopes and dreams fully in the
Lord who makes our cup overflow with His blessings. As we cultivate a
servant heart, we will find ourselves better able to serve people selflessly
with a humility that pleases, reflects and glorifies the Lord.
7 Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Psalm 131.
