Ezekiel 43-45; Psalm 131
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“I do not concern myself with great matters or things too
wonderful for me. But I have
stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with its mother.” (Psalm
131:1b-2)
I love being a mom. I
love holding my babies tight. I
love seeing, feeling, and hearing them completely relax and just rest so
peacefully in my arms. There have
been countless times that I have been able to comfort one of my crying children
by picking them up, holding them close, and singing softly in their ear. So I love this image of my soul being
stilled and quieted like a child with its mother. I can trust that God is holding me. And when I need reminding that I am not
alone, He picks me up and whispers in my ear – “I am here.”
I found it interesting that the verse does not just say “a child
with its mother;” it says, “a weaned child with its mother.” As a mom, I’ve also experienced
countless hours of an inconsolable baby.
When my husband and I brought home our first baby, he had colic, and it
seemed like nothing we did could get him to stop crying. And even with our other two, even
though they were easier, like all newborns, there were times when they would
just cry, and cry, and cry. When
babies need or want anything they just cry. It is when they get a little older that they can ask for the
things they need and desire.
That is the reason why David wrote “like a weaned child with its
mother.” Instead of wailing every
time we need or want something, we can go to the Lord and ask for His
intervention. We can be still and
know that He loves us, He protects us, and He provides what we need.
“Be still and
know that I am God.” ~ Psalm 46:10
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