![]() “My servants will sing out of the joy of their hearts, but you will cry out from anguish of heart and wail in brokenness of spirit” (Isaiah 65:14). God punishes all those who proudly resist Him. “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk with heads held high” (Leviticus 26:13). The mighty Pharaoh set himself against God, but God broke him and freed His people from bondage and shame. The Bible says that God breaks those who are proud and rebellious. When we feel our brokenness, God compensates: “I live in a high and holy place, but also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit” (Isaiah 57:15). ![]() There are some things in our lives that need to be broken: pride, self-will, stubbornness, and sinful habits, for example. ![]() King David was once a broken man, and he prayed, “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me… The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise” (Psalm 51:10, 17). There is something about reaching a breaking point that causes us to seek the Lord more sincerely. “The Lord is close to the broken-hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18). The world is full of people with broken hearts, broken spirits and broken relationships. In marriage, when relationships break down, the tendency is to walk away and find someone new rather than work at reconciliation. Damaged goods are rejected, and that includes people. Anything we no longer need, we throw away. In this world, broken things are despised and thrown out.
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