16 For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it;
You do not delight in burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,
A broken and a contrite heart—
These, O God, You will not despise.
How often do we try to ‘do’ things to please our God, to receive forgiveness by some man-made tool, as if we could somehow achieve God’s favor by our own deeds? As if that’s good enough.
The greatest sacrifice? Your heart, the center of your devotion, being broken for Him.
Reminds me of the words to the classic Matt Redman song, “The Heart of Worship.”
“I’ll bring You more than a song
For a song in itself
Is not what You have required
You search much deeper within
Through the way things appear
You’re looking into my heart”
