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Psalm 51.17
The sacrifices of God are a
broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
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| Sorrow burns up a great amount of shallowness, but it does not always make a man better.* |
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God
required the offerings but he was not particularly delighted by someone who
merely went through the motions. In II Corinthians 7.10, Paul says godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to
salvation. “Worldly sorrow is like saying, ‘I'm sorry I got caught. I'll be
more careful next time I sin.’”*
The
word for “broken” denotes something that is in pieces, beaten and stamped thin;
crushed and subdued. Is God pleased when we are beaten down? Yes, because it
seems that’s what it takes to get us to surrender. Very seldom do we wave the
white flag when we’re on the mountaintop or even on middle ground. In Judges 7,
we read how Gideon and the hundred men with him won a battle with broken jars. God
uses broken things. When we are contrite and repentant, we become instruments
of God.
We
should be thankful for the harsh reality and the crushing blows that cause us
to finally seek his face and to walk in his path. He loves us enough to let us
suffer!
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| God knows the heart of man and He will not accept outward forms in place of genuine repentance.* |
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