Psalms 131:1

Psalms 131:1 says, A Song of degrees of David.  This is identified as another song of degrees by David, then verse one says, LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.  I believe that this means that David was not self-centered.  We as followers of Christ cannot think that we have all the answers and get caught up in self pride.  We will never be more than sinners saved by grace, and we can never understand the things of God based on our own abilities.  We must learn about God by the leadership of the Holy Spirit.  Verse two adds, Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.  David said that in his relationship with God that he was like an obedient child.  Still, David had grown in his relationship with God and was able to understand more without being fed simply with milk.  As new Christians, we start by learning the simple truths of God, but as we mature, we should be able to understand more and more what it means to follow Christ.   Verse three concludes, Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever.  As David asked of Israel, God's chosen people then, we as Christians today must put our hope in the LORD forevermore.  There is no lasting hope without faith in God.