Part 2 of Sept 27th "He Keeps Me Singing."
Psalm 51:17 NIV “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God You will not despise.”
What is the closest thing in a relationship that God is looking for? A broken heart draws us closer to Him. After reading Luther Bridgers’ story, I couldn’t describe the deep feeling in my heart what Luther had lost; his wife and his three sons. And still he wrote a song out of his broken heart. So this morning I choose a few of the translations from Psalm 51:17.
The sacrifices of God is a troubled spirit—PBV.
The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit—RSV.
Here, O God, is my sacrifice, a broken spirit—Knox.
A heart—broken and crushed O God thou wilt not despise—Rhm.
A broken and sorrowing heart, O God, you will not put from you—Bas.
You will not scorn this crushed and broken heart—Jerus.
Is your spirit troubled? God wants you. Is your heart broken? God wants you. Are you crushed? God wants you. He will not turn away from you. It is the closest thing that draws God to you. He has a chance to comfort you. He has a chance to reveal His deep love to you. He will not look down at you. He will not make fun of you. He will lift you up and put His arms around you. He will hold you so very close to His own heart.
On the fourth line, words that Luther Bridgers wrote to describe his feeling in a song, He Keeps Me Singing.
“Though sometimes He leads through waters deep,
Trials fall across the way,
Though sometimes the path seems rough and steep,
See His footprints all the way.
Chorus: Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Sweetest Name I know,
Fills my every longing, Keeps me singing as I go.”
Now that I know how the song was created, I have come to love this song even more. God will give you a song in your heart and bring you closer to Him.
So trust God today!
