Rock Bottom?

"For you have no delight in sacrifice; if I were to give a burnt offering, you would not be pleased. The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise." -Psalm 51:16-17 (NRSV)

Being the youngest brother in my family, it was never a positive thing that one was 'driven' to their knees. That is the language of weakness, and the language of domination.

It's amazing to me how confused we can become in this world about the Almighty God before whom we fall on our kness...

Oh, how God has tried to help us understand through the Word that He is not about punishment, but redemption...God is not about rules but freedom!

As amazed as our understanding of God's revealed love get's inflated in the wrong directions, I am also amazed at how we deflate our responsibility or calling as followers of Jesus Christ...

For someone to make a change in their lives- it often requires hitting rock bottom. That's what David is talking about in Psalm 51. We are to offer broken and contrite hearts before God. How many times have we instead offered a heart that is "ailing" and "sorry?"

There must be more!

And not because God demands it...but because our soul longs to be made right with the One who made us, called us, and fills us with His Spirit.

It may sound like poor counseling to say it this way, however...Today, hit rock bottom!

Let the needs of your life- your mind- your very soul drive you to your knees- and let the love of God lift you to the wonders of His peace!