"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.
Surely I have composed and quieted my soul;
Like a weaned child rests upon his mother,
My soul is like a weaned child within me.
O Israel, hope in the Lord
From this time forth and forever." - Psalm 131
What a picture David presents here in his psalm, likening himself, in his trust of the Lord, to an infant that has just nursed. The imagery is beautiful. There may be no sweeter sight in all the world than a baby that has just nursed and is lying against his mother, sleeping in perfect satisfaction and contentment, with not a care in the world. This is the satisfaction and contentment that David says he derives from his trust in the Lord.
Jesus taught that he who would enter the kingdom must do so as a little child, in total dependence upon the Lord. We're often afraid to do this, as we hate and fear giving up control of our lives and our desires to anyone. What a change it could make in our attitudes and our spiritual growth if we were to adopt David's attitude instead. God does not desire to rob us of anything (as if He could, given that all things belong to Him, including ourselves), rather, He desires that we should feed from Him and rest in Him. This is that one "needful thing" that, as Jesus said of Mary of Bethany, will not be taken from us should we choose it. Everything else is passing away, and one day even the memory of it will be gone. We are at our worst: our most sinful, confused, and frustrated, when we are consumed with worry and cares for the things of this life, with striving for this and that. True peace and holiness can only perfected in rest and childlike dependence upon the Lord.
"Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. The world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God lives forever." - 1 John 2:15-17
"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever." - Isaiah 40:8
“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” - Matthew 11:28-30
* Scriptures are from the New American Standard Bible
