The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. Psalm 51:17 It is - TopicsExpress



          

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. Psalm 51:17 It is a very precious promise, if only we could believe it, that our afflictions are to God the most pleasing sacrifices. The Lord delights in our preaching, teaching, suffering and sadness; they are the highest sacrifice. Be sure that he is not speaking here of the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, but teaches that sorrow and contrition are the greatest sacrifices, for they suppress the old man in us . . . The broken and contrite heart is to God a greater sacrifice than any praise we can offer. Would that we could only believe it! Luther -- Short writings on the Psalms, 1530-1532 I had to share thanks Reverend (brother) Thoma.
Posted on: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 15:53:32 +0000

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