Psalms 51:17
“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God,
you will not despise.”
There is so much in our lives to be
thankful for, if only our attractions to that which glowed brightly in the dark
constantly captivated our personalities, instead of the gloomy traps of
uncertainty, which so often aggressively
tear at the walls of our faith was the order of the day. How comfortably would
we walk with our Saviour? May God continue to help the struggling pilgrim learn
this lesson! Not all that glitters is gold refined in the fires of the trail of
life; there is a day coming when all will be tried by fire; every work whether
good or bad will be brought to God’s furnace and have to endure immense heat.
It
is dawning upon me with freshness, a warm glow of satisfaction filters through
my soul, as renewed realization of the grace of God is really gorgeous to
behold, O what comfort I find in my Saviour’s tender arms, what reassurance,
what rest! They are new every morning, when the fear of a current predicament
is so large that it engulfs the entire mind, when hope is hardly realized, when
the wicked one stands rubbing his hands together as if to gloat arrogantly, just
as we are about to throw in the towel, and with one last desperate plight we
fall to our knees with a broken heart and a contrite spirit and cry out to our
God, “I can’t anymore”, it is here where our God loves, yes loves, to come to
our aid, praise His glorious name! “The sacrifices of
God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not
despise.” (Psalms 51:17) - He is without
doubt the greatest of shepherds! If only the penny would finally drop for the
struggling pilgrim, no more toil, no more confusion, just sweet peaceful rest.
As the arrogant and
conceited man, mostly unaware of his predicament, would stand upon the hilltop
with chest out and shoulders back with his haughty boastfulness, a persona of
follow me I have arrived, trailing in his wake. How great the fall just over
the next hill! I do not address those outside the family of God, but those
within. How we could avoid such painful lessons; there is no need to hear our
bones crack, as God the disciplines His children. Find rest sibling in the arms
of our Saviour, for it is sweeter than honey in the rock!
We
must heed the voice of our beloved brother Jude and flee from all that would
ensnare. “But you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of
our Lord Jesus Christ. They said to you, "In the last time there will be
scoffers, following their own ungodly passions." It is these who cause
divisions, worldly people, devoid of the Spirit. But you, beloved,
building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus
Christ that leads to eternal life.” (Jude 1:17-21)
Let
the fruit of carefulness engulf our lives, stay away from all that is full of
empty promises, chasing money will never bring satisfaction, leave it alone,
our God loves to come to our aid in the desert. Trust and obey is my prayer
today.
“Whoever
calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved!”
Prayer
will always be a forerunner to mercy, let us therefore humble ourselves before
our heavenly Father and grace shall assuredly follow…
Signing
off
Tyrone
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