I. Introduction

II. Noisy lives filled with pride and over-reaching ambition often rob us of quietness our souls are privileged to possess.
a. The centre piece of Psalm 131 is the image of a weaned child in the mother’s arms
b. But this song begins with a confession of trust in negative terms – “my heart is not lifted up ...........”
c. Noise in our soul begins with our swollen pride

Proverbs 6:16, Proverbs 8:13, James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5

d. That noise is reinforced by chasing ambitious impossibilities

For when dreams increase and words grow many, there is vanity; but God is the one you must fear. (Ecclesiastes 5:7)

e. And noise amplifies and begets deafening noise

2 Timothy 2:22


III. Amid our noisy lives, cultivating humility and contentment in God restore a child-like quietness in our soul for our Godward journey.
Quieting the soul takes effort

“I have calmed and quieted my soul.”

b. Quieting the soul begins with putting aside the sources of noise in our souls and cultivating humility

“It is one of the shortest psalms to read, but one of the longest to learn” – Charles Spurgeon

c. Quieting the soul builds trust, confidence and contentment in the Lord like a weaned child’s relationship with the mother

Ephesians 4:22-23

d. Another way of looking at importance of quietness of the soul amid our noisy lives is a wheel revolving on its axle

IV. We are to embody and share this contented hope in the Lord for the life and ministry of the church

a. The call to hope in the Lord
“My times are in Your hand
whatever they may be,
pleasing or painful, dark or bright,
as You know best for me”.
Psalm 130:7-8

b. We are to hope now and always.
“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.”- Corrie ten Boom

V. Conclusion
a. Amid our noisy lives, cultivating humility and contentment in God restore a child-like quietness in our soul.
b. Trust, confidence and contentment in the Lord find their home in a quieted soul.
c. Only one who is humble, hopes in the Lord
d. We are to hope in the Lord now and always by faith in the work and person of our Lord.

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