Yesterday morning, being Sunday, meant I was at my normal spot in the worship center, singing songs of praise with the rest of the congregation. During the middle of this period of collective singing, the worship leader stopped us and reminded us of how much we all admire the great King David. He expressed the way we relate to David and his hot and cold relationship with God. Most of you know how one day he was praising God from the mountaintops and the next day he was hiding in a cave, full of sorrow. And for some reason we can relate.
I agree with the worship leaders words. For some reason we can relate. I, personally, admire David’s words in Psalm 51. This is the song he penned after one of his most infamous mistakes – his little affair with the beautiful Bathsheba.
16 You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;
you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
17 My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart
you, God, will not despise. Psalm 51:16-18 New International Version (NIV)
I usually find comfort in this verse, because I can relate so well with being a broken, imperfect person.
I am, however, just not sure how contrite I am.
Definition of CONTRITE
: feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for a sin or shortcoming
And that is something I need to work on!
How about you?