You will not despise a broken and humbled heart, God. —Psalm 51:17
God has used brokenness and humility to bring countless numbers of His children into new levels of freedom and fruitfulness— and they are intended to be a way of life for every believer.
Yet, by and large, they are missing elements in evangelicalism today. With all our talk of worship, unity, reconciliation, love, and God’s power, we’ve bypassed the essential ingredient that makes these things possible. The need for brokenness and humility is the starting place for experiencing the revival desperately needed in our lives, homes, and churches.
This isn’t a new truth; it’s a timeless principle that runs as a thread through God’s Word. It’s the only way we can draw near to a holy God. It’s God’s prescription for nearly every condition that ails human hearts and relationships.
Loneliness, fear, sinful bondages, fragmented relationships, communication barriers, generation gaps, unresolved conflicts, guilt, shame, self-absorption, addictions, hypocrisy, and at times even shyness—all these issues have their root in pride, but they can crumble through genuine brokenness and humility.
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Brokenness: The Heart God Revives © 2002, 2005 Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Scripture taken from The CSB
Make it Personal
What would it be like if millions of God’s people came before Him in brokenness and humility? How would it change our homes and churches?