17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart,
O God, you will not despise.
[NLT] 17 The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit.
You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.[O] God delights in a broken and contrite heart but what does that really look like in my life? Do I have to commit a disastrous sin and repent from it with a broken and contrite heart? From the NLT version I was able to grasp the idea of how God desires for me to approach Him with a broken and a contrite heart. Whether I'm going through a moment of repentance or not I must come to God every time with a posture of a broken and contrite heart because there is nothing in me to boast in front of our almighty and gracious God.
There is nothing God needs from me other than my broken and contrite heart because He can create everything else. But He's given me the choice to accept or reject Him, or to have a proud and stuck up neck or a humble spirit. He did not program me to follow His orders but allowed me to want to follow him out of my own free will. So, when I bring my broken and contrite heart, He will gladly receive me.
[A] Think of a time when I had made a major mistake and out of my devastated heart, I tried to restore the circumstances. I felt embarrassed, frustrated and helpless. Use that as a guide to keep my posture before God.
[P] Dear God, every time I'm found by You, may I I find myself with an attitude of a broken heart. In Jesus' name. Amen.
You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.[O] God delights in a broken and contrite heart but what does that really look like in my life? Do I have to commit a disastrous sin and repent from it with a broken and contrite heart? From the NLT version I was able to grasp the idea of how God desires for me to approach Him with a broken and a contrite heart. Whether I'm going through a moment of repentance or not I must come to God every time with a posture of a broken and contrite heart because there is nothing in me to boast in front of our almighty and gracious God.
There is nothing God needs from me other than my broken and contrite heart because He can create everything else. But He's given me the choice to accept or reject Him, or to have a proud and stuck up neck or a humble spirit. He did not program me to follow His orders but allowed me to want to follow him out of my own free will. So, when I bring my broken and contrite heart, He will gladly receive me.
[A] Think of a time when I had made a major mistake and out of my devastated heart, I tried to restore the circumstances. I felt embarrassed, frustrated and helpless. Use that as a guide to keep my posture before God.
[P] Dear God, every time I'm found by You, may I I find myself with an attitude of a broken heart. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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