Are You Going Through the Motions.....Or Do You Really Have a Broken & Contrite Heart

In the book UNDER COVER by John Bevere he talks about in the chapter "It's Hard To Kick Against The Goads" about we are to " Never forget: it is not just outward obedience that God desires, but a broken and contrite heart that thirsts and hungers for the will of God.  For this reason David said in Psalms 51:16-17  ¹⁶For You delight not in sacrifice, or else would I give it; You find no pleasure in burnt offering.

    ¹⁷My sacrifice [the sacrifice acceptable] to God is a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart [broken down with sorrow for sin and humbly and thoroughly penitent], such, O God, You will not despise.

So I am certain many of you have already got out of the door for  your days work...you couldn't quite start without your morning cup of Joe, maybe a bagel, something fresh to eat, you might even have stopped to have a breakfast sandwich....but how many of you actually got up this morning hungry and thirsty for righteousness....the will of God for your life, your marriage, your job, your community?  I think it is safe to say every living human being wakes up either hungry or thirsty if not both.  Picture here are some kids that wake up hungry too.   As you can see their boney arms are outstretched I am sure hoping that they are going to recieve what they are in need of.  Is your desire for righteousness as strong as theirs for a morsel of bread or a bowl of mixed grains with water?

Matthew 5:6 says “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied."  Are you just going through the motions of your daily grind?  Does your heart break for the will of God as it concerns YOU?  Are you, will you be at the least repentant as you pray this evening for opportunities missed that you knew about, as well as those....you didn't know about.  Will you take a moment to apologize to God, send an email to a friend you know is struggling, pray and ask God's forgiveness and awake tomorrow feeding the hunger and thirsting for righteousness?   Singing God's praises is cool, but He wants to see your heart moved to repentance....and see you take a fresh step in His direction of seeing those in need, and serving them from where you are capable. 

I pray that your heart breaks for what breaks His, and that you are inspired to seek out and bless the brokenhearted of this world, that you can minister the love of God to those in deep need.  LGLP