![]() ![]() You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God. Psalm 51:17 - The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit.Proverbs 16:5 says, "The Lord detests all the proud of heart." I am spiritually incapable and therefore totally dependent on God's grace. Without divine assistance I have no resources that will get me into heaven or to do what God wants me to do. In humility realizing that spiritually I am empty, poor, helpless, lost and can do nothing on my own. Isaiah 66:2 - God says, "These are the ones I look on with favor: those who are humble and contrite in spirit.(repentant).Hungering and thirsting for Righteousnessīecause of loyalty to Jesus are insulted, persecuted and falsely accusedĦ. Meekness vs taking control, being manipulative In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus emphasized that people will never find happiness through what this world values. ![]() Physical things don't meet spiritual needs. The happiness that can fill the void in every soul can't be manufactured by the world.Yet his response to all he had was, "Vanity of vanities all is vanity" By the world's standards, Solomon should have been a very happy man.The world thinks that the people who are happy are: the rich, famous, successful, powerful, confident, self-sufficient & proud. ![]()
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