CALMING NOISY HEARTS
Psalm 131
Summer Psalms (2022) – Part 1 of 6
v. 2a “I have calmed and quieted my soul …” (esv)
GOD’S COUNSEL FOR INNER CALMNESS: REALIZE THAT …
IT IS Lost THROUGH Pride
v. 1 “O LORD, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me.” (esv)
Matthew 11.29 “… learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” (niv)
IT IS Found IN A Person
v. 2 “But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me.” (esv)
IT IS Shared BY A Community
v. 3 “O Israel, hope in the LORD from this time forth and forevermore.” (esv)
Ephesians 3.19 “… to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.” (esv)