Social media, even if they are not bad in themselves, show people’s willingness to make themselves known and recognized. In the quest to be a virtual celebrity, or at least “appear to be,” people create an image of themselves. edited in artificial filters, information and smiles. Under several layers, duly selected, there is usually a heart that wants to be recognized by the world.
Psalm 131, against the profiles published today, presents David putting his soul before God in a discreet, serene and deeply interested place in the growth in the holiness of life. E. Peterson said this psalm cuts off the “greatness and rejection complex leave the nipple. “On the other hand, Spurgeon observed that this psalm is one of the ” shortest to read and one of the longest to learn. “
- Over time.
- Pilgrims have learned to sing Psalm 131 from each other.
- Learning that God’s way is a path of humility.
- So let’s see what this psalm teaches us:.
Verse 1 apparently sounds like a public defense of the accusation of being a presumptuous person. The Psalmist says, “My heart is not proud. ” According to 1 Sam 17. 28, David was accused of presumption, it is possible that this accusation has pursued him for a long time, anyway, in prayer, David said to God three things:
David was not resentful or bitter about the accusations against him, with prayer he calmed and calmed his soul before God, in prayer he rejected answers or lines with his adversaries, he preferred to give everything to God and live with serenity.
To demonstrate his peace of mind in God, David used the following illustration: a breastfeeding child usually screams and cries for food, however, it is time for weeding and the crying child outside is still in his mother’s arms. . It was as if David said, “Lord, I am calm and serene because I trust your providence. “How beautiful!
In a mature, serene and humble way, David said to the nation, “Wait for the Lord, now and forever. “It was as if he were saying, not just a few times a year, but at any time in life?Wait, Israel, on the Lord.
People were not proud of social media, we are proud because the sin that inhabits us distorts who we are and seduces us with aspirations of fame, power and personal recognition, most of the time, for free, this is expressed through our Personalized Profiles to please others and be popular.
Psalm 131 teaches us the way of humility. Pilgrims in this world of God must seek every day to mortify the flesh in the fight against pride, we must ask for grace so as not to fall into the traps of fantasies of greatness, snobism, pride and vanity. Unfortunately, many young people with no life experience want leadership positions in local churches, regardless of the necessary steps and qualifications. These are the ones Spurgeon says ‘they want everything and they end up being nothing. ‘
Through prayer we must cultivate humility before God, humility and prayer are intimately linked. The more we trust in God, the more signs of humility are imprinted on our lives. The pilgrim must humbly seek spiritual growth. As pilgrims, we must avoid the arrows of arrogance by bowing our heads in God’s providence. The calm and serene heart manifests itself in those who trust and expect in the Lord.
If you are tired of the pressures of fame, there is good news for you, put your tired soul before Dieu, do not trust not in what you can do, but in what Jesus did for you on the cross of Calvary, humbly bow your soul before God through prayer and rest in the promises of peace we have received from the Lord through Jesus.
I’m a promotional text! Click the Edit button to change this text. God clearly declares that He is looking at the humble. He also points out that he opposes the proud, humility and pride are characteristics that cannot coexist, where one is encouraged, the other is defeated. Which one are you going to grow? C. J. Mahaney paints an impressive picture of the daily battle unfolding silently and violently within the Christian. He asks if you intend to passively welcome the enemy of your soul, pride; or vigorously cultivate your best friend, humility. When you recognize the deception of pride and humble yourself, you are free to receive abundant mercy and unprecedented grace. Will you discover that you have a new life? a life that God favors richly. that glorifies God, that you won’t want to lose.
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