Text: Psalm 51:16-17
Take time today to rest in the knowledge of God’s boundless grace and reflect on Scripture below.
You do not want a sacrifice, or I would give it;
You are not pleased with a burnt offering.
The sacrifice pleasing to God is a broken spirit.
God, You will not despise a broken and humbled heart.
-Psalm 51:16-17
Beautiful
Thank you, Father for you grace upon amazing grace!!
Grace , Grace, God’s Grace
So thankful for God’s endless grace and pursuit of me despite how many times I mess up
I can humble myself before my Lord. I can choose to bow low in surrender to His sovereignty over all the circumstances of my life. Or I can be humbled and broken by my sin, my failures and my selfishness. Hard humility comes with the getting caught. Sigh. In embarrassment I bend my knee. This offering of yet-again-sin- bowing- me- low is hard to imagine as a sacrifice that pleases Him. Yet, it does. However the humbling comes, He is there with arms extended to lift me up. I picture Him looking me right in the eye and saying, “Ah. There you are. My daughter. My beloved child. Come. Let’s talk.” No condemnation, no rolling of His eyes, no heavy parental sigh. I picture a twinkle in His eye because Jesus knows my pitiful humanness. He loves me still. Ah, the grace that comes with the turning back. The grace that comes with surrender. The grace that comes with humility. It is a powerful thing.
I love that image. <3
The truth, Beautifully expressed.
Well said. I’m completely in this place today. Saddened by mistakes I have made of the flesh. So thankful for God’s gift of mercy and unconditional love.
I see the twinkle also. ❤️
This is one of my favourite psalms. Knowing the background of where David was at when these words were written is so powerful. Here is a man after God’s own heart, who has fallen into sin, after sin, after sin, coming to the full realization of the gravity of his actions. He is cut to the heart and broken, and while that feels terrible, it’s a place we must all come in order to see true repentance and our hearts changed. I pray that I will be as convicted as David and as broken hearted about my own sin. I pray that God would pick me up out of my sinful mess, dust me off, and put me again on that beautiful, challenging, narrow path that he calls his followers to walk.
Grace to you lovely ladies on this Grace day!
It’s wonderful to know you’re not the only one messing up daily. God’s grace is so amazing that he keeps forgiving us and, wants us to change. But he also gives us you all to go through it with. I am so thankful for all of your comments and amazing teaching.
I am broken without You Lord. I was lost at sea but you carried me safely to shore. You were the payment of my debt. There will never be a day you are not faithful to the ones you choose.
Help me remember, Lord.
Here’s a song I’ve been listening to that describes how God never will fail us, despite the mistakes we’ve made:
Pieces by Amanda Cook (from Bethel Music) https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLYqcx3fKsSFJIlnUjd5Jq62M_DrWZ8eqN&v=P0FW–zidYA
Thank you thank you Sarah for the link to that amazing song. I needed to be reminded that even though human love has been so broken in my life God does not give His love to me in pieces!