Something in My Hands I Bring
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. Psalm 51:17
Two years ago I read a powerful book by Dr. Paul David Tripp, Whiter Than Snow – Meditations on Sin and Mercy. It was a powerful read and since Psalm 51 was the Scripture for yesterday, I want to share this with you:
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God doesn’t want you to come to Him empty-handed.
No, you can’t come to Him full of yourself,
And you can’t come to Him based on your track record
And you can’t use your performance as a recommendation.
No, you can’t come to Him full of yourself,
And you can’t come to Him based on your track record
And you can’t use your performance as a recommendation.
No, you can’t come to Him based on your family,
Your personality,
You education,
Your position in life,
The successes you’ve had,
The possessions you’ve accumulated,
Or the human acceptance you’ve gained.
Your personality,
You education,
Your position in life,
The successes you’ve had,
The possessions you’ve accumulated,
Or the human acceptance you’ve gained.
But God requires you to come with your hands full.
He requires you to bring to Him the sweetest of sacrifices,
The sacrifice of words,
He calls you to bring Hosea’s offering.
“Return, O Israel, to the Lord Your God.
Your sins have been your downfall.
Takes words with you and return to the Lord.
Say to Him
“Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously,
That we may offer our lips as the sacrifice of bulls.”
He requires you to bring to Him the sweetest of sacrifices,
The sacrifice of words,
He calls you to bring Hosea’s offering.
“Return, O Israel, to the Lord Your God.
Your sins have been your downfall.
Takes words with you and return to the Lord.
Say to Him
“Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously,
That we may offer our lips as the sacrifice of bulls.”
God doesn’t want you to come to Him empty-handed.
He asks of you a sacrifice.
Not a grain offering,
Not a lamb or bull.
No, that requirement has been satisfied
By the blood of the Lamb.
He asks of you a sacrifice.
Not a grain offering,
Not a lamb or bull.
No, that requirement has been satisfied
By the blood of the Lamb.
Yet God asks of you a sacrifice
It is the offering of words,
Words of humility, words of honesty, words of moral courage, words of moral candor,
Words that could only be spoken by one who resists grace!
Words of confession are what you must bring.
Place words, free of negotiation or excuse, on His altar of grace, and receive forgiveness and cleansing.
Uncover your heart, exposed by words, and say:
“We will never again say, ‘Our gods’ to what our own hands have made,
For in You the fatherless find compassion.”
It is the offering of words,
Words of humility, words of honesty, words of moral courage, words of moral candor,
Words that could only be spoken by one who resists grace!
Words of confession are what you must bring.
Place words, free of negotiation or excuse, on His altar of grace, and receive forgiveness and cleansing.
Uncover your heart, exposed by words, and say:
“We will never again say, ‘Our gods’ to what our own hands have made,
For in You the fatherless find compassion.”
What David willingly did He requires of you,
Come with words,
It is the way of grace,
It is the way of freedom,
It is the way to God.
Come with words,
It is the way of grace,
It is the way of freedom,
It is the way to God.
Are you brave enough, bold enough to take that sacrifice to Him today? He is waiting! – Bill Welte is President and CEO of America’s Keswick
Compass Pointers: If I grapple with sin in my own strength, the devil knows he may go to sleep. H. G. Adams
Anchored to the Rock: If you are too busy to pray then you are too busy! W. E. Sangster
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