Key Verse: Verse 15 - “For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.”
Key Words: contrite ones
The word contrite is found twice in our text verse. The word means to be bruised or crushed. As you read the verse, it’s plain to see that God is talking to Israel and promises to dwell with those who are contrite. He also promises to revive the contrite.
The psalmist says in Psalm 51:17 that the sacrifices of God are a broken spirit and a broken and contrite heart.
When we are hurting, God promises to be with us. But we must also understand that when we sin and genuinely desire God’s forgiveness, our hearts will be contrite, broken because we are genuinely sorry for our sin!
The royal palace in Tehran, Iran, has one of the most beautiful entrances of all palaces in the world today. As one enters the royal palace the domed ceilings, sidewalls, and columns seemed to be covered with diamonds. When the Royal Palace was planned, the architects sent an order to Paris for mirrors to cover the entrance walls. The mirrors finally arrived in their crates. When they took the crates apart, all the broken pieces fell out. They were all smashed while being transported. They were going to throw them all away when one of the men had an idea to see how the broken pieces would look if they fitted them together. The result is an enormous distortion in reflections, and it sparkles with diamond-like rainbow colors.
Broken to be more beautiful!
That is exactly what God can do with the broken pieces of our lives if we will just turn it over to Him.
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to do:
✞ Don’t be arrogant when caught in a wrong. Be genuinely contrite. It’s then that God will do what you could never do with your life.
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