Road Songs: Humility

Road Songs: Humility

Psalm 131

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. 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. 3 O Israel, hope in the Lord from this time forth and forevermore. Psalm 131:1-3 (ESV)

What is Humility?

1. A bent (131:1)

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. Psalm 131:1

2. A controlled (131:2)

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.  Psalm 131:2

3. A directed (131:3)

3 O Israel, hope in the Lord from this time forth and forevermore. Psalm 131:3

5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:5-11 (ESV)

What does humility accomplish?

1. By humility, Jesus our redemption.

2. in humility do we Jesus’ redemption.

What is Humility according to Psalm 131?

A bowed head in settled faith about God’s present and future rule.

A bowed head (bent posture) in settled faith (controlled composure) about God’s present and future rule (directed future).