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Psalm 131

2020-07-01 Hymns No comments

Here is a poignant picture of
God in His magnificent greatness and
us as His beloved children.
The tune, a beautiful Welsh lullaby, will be familiar to some.
Psalm 131 is part of the Psalms of Ascents series on Psalms 120 – 134.
To download a pdf of the entire “Psalms of Ascents” series,
complete with companion devotional readings,
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You, Creator; I, Your creature.
You, almighty; I, but dust.
You, forever; I, a moment.
You, perfection, kind and just.
You are fullness; I am empty,
Self-importance set aside,
Foolish grasping, fruitless worry,
Proud delusions crucified.

Faithful Father, tender Mother,
Draw me closer, hold me near.
In Your presence, deep contentment;
All is quiet resting here.
Sweetly helpless, lacking nothing,
God so pure, so high, so far,
Quiet worship, simply being,
Knowing, trusting all You are.

by Ken Bible, © 2019 LNWhymns.com.

Control Completely, God

2013-12-12 Devotional No comments

My heart is not proud, O Lord,
my eyes are not haughty;
I do not concern myself with great matters
or things too wonderful for me.
But I have stilled and quieted my soul;
like a weaned child with its mother,
like a weaned child is my soul within me.
O Israel, put your hope in the Lord
both now and forevermore.
(Psalm 131, NIV)

Lord God,
in the presence of Your wisdom
I quiet myself.

In the face of your greatness
I humble myself.

Touched by Your love,
I rest my mind and fearful heart.

Control completely, Almighty God.

A Servant’s Prayer

2013-03-12 Devotional One comment

Lord, even as Your son, Your servant,
I catch myself grasping for
what I cannot attain.
I find myself coveting
the ideal job,
a chosen area of service,
financial security,
personal recognition and esteem,
or sometimes,
just escape from here to anywhere.
Looking up to You,
I long for these as if they were
Your best blessings,
Your finest gifts,
my rightful inheritance as Your child.

“Why doesn’t He answer?” I wonder.
“Maybe He just doesn’t respond to me . . .
or maybe I’m not worthy.”

But as these feelings arise,
I am reminded that even in that moment,
I am with You, my God.
In the awesomeness of Your presence
I step back.
I bow to Your wisdom.
I quiet myself in Your love.

Lord, this is my one prayer:
In Your mercy,
align me with Your purposes.
Give me a place to serve You
in utter humility and
selfless gratitude.

My heart is not proud, O Lord,
my eyes are not haughty;
I do not concern myself with great matters
or things too wonderful for me.
But I have stilled and quieted my soul;
like a weaned child with its mother,
like a weaned child is my soul within me . . .
not grasping for You for what I can get,
but simply resting in Your presence,
enjoying the warmth of Your love.

My God, You are my hope,
now and forever.
(Psalm 131, NIV and para.)