Against You, You only, I have sinned; the sacrifices of God are a broken spirit.
This psalm was David's plea for mercy, forgiveness, and cleansing. David knew that God wanted his heart to be right with Him, and after David's sin with Bathsheba (he committed adultery and had her husband killed), he knew that he must humble himself before God and be right with Him.
Thoughts for the day...
These past two weeks, I went through some hardships, most of which were caused by some things that I did and said. I won't go into detail here, but I will say that I most definitely had a broken spirit. I talked to people about these problems, I prayed about them, I cried about them--I was completely broken. What David is telling me through this passage is that my broken spirit is exactly what God wants; He wants me to lift it up to Him so He can heal me, help me learn from my mistakes, and become a better man. I know that a prideful man isn't what God wants me to be; He wants me to be humble before Him. I was most definitely humbled throughout my ordeals, and I made some mistakes that I don't intend to make again. Though others were wronged, and I learned from the mistakes I made, David reminds me that my greatest sin was my sin against God, in being prideful, in not being a man after His own heart. I am content in that my heart attitude is now right, and I have been forgiven.
My Prayer
Heavenly Father, thank You for Your forgiveness. Thank You for loving me despite my pride, and for allowing me to be humbled so that I can learn from my mistakes and grow into the man that You have always intended me to be. Thank You for David's words, and for today's reminder that I so desperately needed.
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