Psalms 51:16-17 (ESV)
“16 For you will NOT delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will NOT be pleased with a burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of GOD are “A BROKEN SPIRIT”; A BROKEN and contrite heart, O GOD, YOU will not despise.”
It seems that mankind has an innate desire to solve our own problems, to figure everything out ON OUR OWN! However when one comes “to the end of their rope” and their EYES are OPENED to understand that we can do NOTHING outside of the Grace and Mercy of JESUS CHRIST, only then can we be used by HIM for HIS GLORY! GOD has a way of guiding us through the wilderness of selfish desires and personal gain to get us to where we can understand what we need to accomplish to Glorify HIS NAME. It might be any number of experiences, but getting us to have “A BROKEN SPIRIT” is part of HIS PLAN, and HIS PLAN is where HE is exalted!
Elevating myself is not what I should be trying to do. James 4:10 says “Humble yourselves before THE LORD, and HE will exalt you.” When JESUS exalts us, the devil is put to shame as CHRIST is magnified. But being exalted, according Philippians 2:8-9, meant OUR CREATOR “submitted” HIMSELF to becoming obedient even to the cross and HE “trusted GOD” with the exaltation! JESUS, GOD IN THE FLESH, suffered and died, but HE had to die to OVERCOME death, hell and the grave!
1 Corinthians 2:9 states “But, as it is written, "What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what GOD has prepared for those who love HIM!” James 1:12 says “Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test HE WILL RECEIVE THE CROWN OF LIFE, which GOD HAS PROMISED to those who love HIM”. Allowing ALMIGHTY GOD to exalt us is FAR better than any dreams that our minds can fathom. But “sacrifices of GOD are “A BROKEN SPIRIT”. We have to be broken by HIM to be exalted to Glorify HIM! Don’t fret when GOD orchestrates “A BROKEN SPIRIT” within your life, “A BROKEN and contrite heart, O GOD, YOU will not despise.”
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