Psalm 131
Only three verses. Psalm 117 was shorter – two verses – but we read it in conjunction with Psalm 116. So, only three verses today.
O LORD, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty; nor do I involve myself in great matters, or in things too difficult for me. (v. 1, NASB 1977) PRIDE. Is there anything that draws us further from the Lord than pride? Our self. Our human spirit. Our independence. Control. One of our children used to say, “I can do it myself!” I daresay, it is THE human problem. Our fierce determination to do it ourselves:
I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.
Invictus, William Ernest Henley, 1849-1903
How to “let go and let God”? Questions, no answers.