Psalm 30:6 And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
If you had everything you wanted and needed today, how much would God have of you tomorrow? Now I don’t know if I know how to answer that question for myself, and maybe you couldn’t answer that question for yourself. But as for David in Psalm 30:6 he says, “And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.” David was riding high and he said to himself, “Ain’t nobody gonna move me.” So, God moved him.
In verse 5 he indicates that God had chastened him. God was not attacking David as an enemy, but He was chastening David as a son. David said, “And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.” Then he says, “Thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.” The only thing between me and trouble is God, and the only answer to my trouble is God. God is also the One Who allows my trouble so that I can see that my greatest need is God Himself.
In Verse 6 David says, “I said.” He stated something about himself. It was somewhat of a boast. That changed in verse 8 to “I cried.” In verse 2 he says, “O LORD, my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.” That’s just the preface to what we’re going to learn here. Then he repeats that in verse 8, “I cried to thee, O LORD…and made supplication.”
So what took David from “I said” and “I stated” to “I cried” and “I asked”? David was stating things about himself, but he ends up asking things of God. The difference was that David came to the realization that his greatest need was God Himself.
Why? Verse 12 says, “To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.” David says, “My glory is to praise God. My promotion is to be to God’s glory.” So what or Whom did David claim as his own in the end? The answer is, “God Himself.”
Whatever you need, lack, or want today, your greatest need is not what God gives. Your greatest need is God Himself.