Today's Beginning

Psalm 131:1-2a (MSG), "God, I'm not trying to rule the roost, I don't want to be king of the mountain. I haven't meddled where I had no business of fantasized grandiose plans. I've kept my feet on the ground, I've cultivated a quiet heart." Tuesday... Now this is a very interesting thought. King David wrote this Psalm. Now it was said of David that he was a man after God's own heart and there are some clues here to what that meant. Psalm 131:1-2a (MSG) says, "God, I'm not trying to rule the roost, I don't want to be king of the mountain. I haven't meddled where I had no business or fantasized grandiose plans. I've kept my feet on the ground, I've cultivated a quiet heart." Now back when David was a shepherd of his father's sheep he did what needed to be done to protect the flock. He killed some wild animals that were out to kill and eat the sheep. This was also preparing him for another day.  His father sent him with s...

Thursday... Here is a great way to handle life. It really is. Here is how the Psalmist in Psalm 131 (NLT) puts it. He says, "Lord, my heart is not proud; my eyes are not haughty." Now that is good. Proverbs 11:2 says, "Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom." The MESSAGE says, "The stuck-up fall flat on their faces, but down-to-earth people stand firm." They sure do. Back to Psalm 131 & verse 2 (NLT), "I don't concern myself with matters too great or too awesome for me to grasp. Instead..." This is good. "Instead, I have calmed and quieted myself, like a weaned child who no longer cries for its mother's milk." The MESSAGE says, "I've kept my feet on the ground, I've cultivated a quiet heart." Now that is a great way to handle life. "I've cultivated a quiet heart. Like a baby content in its mother's arms, my soul is content." Now how do we do that? Verse 3 (NLT), "O Is...