Trust Level
There is a simple trust that many believers forget about, the simplicity of trusting the Lord can easily be over complicated by the daily grind of life. This is unfortunate, but nothing that cannot be fixed. Psalm 131 is a simple reminder of the support in life that comes with simple trust in the Lord.
Psalm 131:1-3 “1 A Song of Ascents, of David. 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. 2 Surely I have composed and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child rests against his mother, My soul is like a weaned child within me. 3 O Israel, hope in the LORD From this time forth and forever.”
No trust can start with pride in our life. If we believe we can can do it ourselves, then trust can never grow. Pride stifles spiritual growth. It starts in the heart and quickly resorts itself to the eyes. It is why Jesus explains in Matthew 6:22-23 “22 “The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light. 23 “But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!”
Through His Word, God has revealed to us His love and desire to show us His master plan. However, there are times that we try to make big things out of things outside of our control, “Will the stock market hold?” Or “Will I find a spouse?” Or “Will we have children?” Great matters that God has given principes and guidance for us already. We should not worry about these great matters outside of what God has given us to work through those challenges. This is why the psalmist states, “Nor do I involve myself in great matters, or in things too difficult for me.” God cares to give us revelation, but there comes a point that trust must be practiced. Without such we can never quite our souls to properly reflect on His good nature and why trust is so important. The psalmist then gives us an example of a baby and the trust a child has with the mother, “Like a weaned child rests against his mother, My soul is like a weaned child within me.” The trust is pure and innocent, the child’s sense of security firmly established in the grasp of the mother. We as believers need to be the same way, it is why Jesus declares
Mark 10:14-14 “But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, “Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”
Luke 18:17-17 “Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.”
Matthew 18:3-3 “Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.”
Through both the old and new testament’s there is real significance placed on trusting the Lord as a child.
Yet, the psalmist does leave the reader with the idea that Child like faith should not grow. In fact, we are given homework as a believer. For the final statement in the psalm gives a pattern that if we are to properly understand we need to read the entire Bible and come to realize the pattern of Israel with God, “3 O Israel, hope in the LORD From this time forth and forever.”
Israel, is the best example of God’s amazing qualities with the individual on a national level. Without this example, salvation would be futile for us. This trust needs to be examined through the eyes of Israel and God’s relationship. Without such, we will never learn why we need to trust God.
Psalm 131 is a great stepping stone for any new believer to realize that trusting the Lord is as simplistic as the statement goes but incredibly detailed as well.
No matter where you are in your walk with Christ, take some time to examine your trust with Him and see if you need to focus on what God’s Word says about trusting Him.
Hold until relieved, our Blessed Hope is coming
JL