willing spirit. 17 My [only] sacrifice [acceptable] to God is a broken
spirit; A broken and contrite heart [broken with sorrow for sin, thoroughly
penitent], such, O God, You will not despise.
I have heard it said, you can fall on the Rock and be broken or the Rock
will fall on you and you will be crushed. There are many events that happen
in our lives everyday that have the ability to break us. Some of these
events are designed by the enemy to break us down and destroy us, while
these same events are from God to break us down to surrender to His will,
plan and purpose for our lives. Many people are going through difficult
times, some due to the loss of someone they love whether by death or
divorce, sickness, financial problems, mental anguish, etc. etc. The human
response is to carry these burdens on our own or offer sacrifices and try
to bribe God to help. The sacrifice that God wants is a broken and contrite
heart. It is difficult at times to understand what is going on around us.
The believer understands that God is working, the unbeliever thinks things
just happen, and to those who have walked away from God angry, He still
loves you. May all people have a willing spirit and a broken and contrite
heart before God.
Douglas
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