Day 3

These post are emails I receive from Life Action Ministries.

Day 3 of Your Journey
God Revives the Broken Ones

In Isaiah 57:15, God tells us something significant about what He values. “Thus says the High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: ‘I dwell in the high and holy place, with him who has a contrite and humble spirit’” (NKJV).

Isn’t it interesting that a high and holy God doesn’t dwell with royalty or rulers? Instead He dwells with the contrite and humble. Or, as one translation puts it, “the broken ones.”

Brokenness is one of those concepts that seems to chafe against us. We conjure up images of an emotional collapse or a catastrophic event. But the reality is, brokenness is a simple, profound choice we make.

Jesus demonstrated this choice in Gethsemane when He prayed to His Father, “Not as I will, but as You will” (Matt. 26:39).

At its core, brokenness is a choice to follow God’s direction, not our own. This can be as profound as surrendering to go to the mission field, or as practical as submitting our finances to His control.

Remember this, however: Though the cost may seem great, the benefit is far greater. The benefit is God dwelling with us “to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones” (Isa. 57:15).


Making It Personal

What areas of your life need submitting to His authority? Take time prayerfully to do that now.