Spiritually Enhanced. Psalm 131:1-3 This Psalm is when Saul hunted David, and David was repeatedly accused of ambition for the throne of Israel. The second may be David's in response to his wife, Michal, when she accused him of being vulgar and undignified after he danced in the procession of bringing the ark of the covenant into Jerusalem 2 Samuel 6:16-23.Whatever the occasion was, this short psalm is a beautiful denial of pride, arrogance, and selfish ambition. David learned to reject pride. David came before the Lord in conscious humility. He understood the principle explained in Proverbs and quoted twice in the New Testament: God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble Proverbs 3:34, James 4:6, 1 Peter 5:5. David learned to reject selfish ambition, and he chose not to pursue things too profound for him. He did not set his focus on promotion or position above what God had appointed in the present season. Jesus taught us to accept a lower place Luke 14:8-11 and wait patiently for God to lift us up in His wisdom and timing. From this time forth and forever: The decision to place one's hope in the LORD must have a beginning point, and that point should be now (from this time). From there, it should go forth and forever, never ending.
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Coming from Arab, Alabama, and growing up in Tampa, Fla. I moved with my family to Georgia in 1969. I was saved by God’s marvelous Grace in September 1972 at Blue Springs Baptist Church located down the road from North Cobb High School in Acworth, Ga. Called to preach at 16...
