The
Sacrifice You Desire Is A Broken Spirit.
You
Will Not Reject
A
Broken And Repentant Heart, O God.
Scripture
Psalm
51
17 The
sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit.
You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.
You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.
Observation
What
does God want from us? What does God want from me? What does God want
from you? In Psalm 51, King David shares with us exactly what God
desires from us!
You
and I just like King David are sinners. We are broken. What God wants
from us is for us to acknowledge that we are broken and sinful. He
wants us to come to Him with a repentant and broken heart asking Him
for forgiveness.
Can
you be forgiven of such horrible sins like the sins that King David
committed … murder and adultery? Yes, most definitely we can! There
is no sin that can't be forgiven except the sin of unbelief.
I
am sadly reminded as I read about King David's sin with Bathsheba,
and his murder of Bathsheba's husband as he tried to cover up his sin
(1 Samuel 11 & 12) that even though my sins can be forgiven, the
consequences of my sins not only impact my life, but will negatively
impact the lives of those that I love.
David,
his family, and his people were never the same after David committed
these horrendous sins.
Application
I
will guard my heart and I will confess sins as I commit them. I
realize that my sins have consequences not only for me but also
damage the ones that I love.
How
about you?
Proverbs
4:23
Guard your heart above
all else, for it determines the course of your life.
Psalm
51
1 Have
mercy on me, O God,
because of your unfailing love.
Because of your great compassion,
blot out the stain of my sins.
because of your unfailing love.
Because of your great compassion,
blot out the stain of my sins.
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit
within me. Keep me from stupid sins, sins that mess up my
relationship with you and that mess up my relationship with those who
I love. Show me how to live today in a way that makes You smile.
I
know that just like King David, I am capable of committing horrible
sins if I drift away from a close relationship with You. Don't let me
drift away. Keep me close. I want to be under Your protection, under
the shelter of Your wings!
Psalm
17:8
Guard
me as you would guard your own eyes. Hide me in the shadow of
your wings.
Psalm
91:4
He
will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings.
His faithful promises are your armor and protection.
Daily
Bible Reading: 2 Samuel 11,12; Psalms 51; Matthew 23
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