The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a Contrite spirit. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a Contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth Eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a Contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the Contrite ones. For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a Contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
The Holy Spirit Himself is the only Person who can cause a sinner to begin to soberly think about his sins, his soul, Christ's love and blood, and Eternity. The Holy Spirit through His operations causes the sinner's heart to become Contrite, broken, humble. A Christian should witness and communicate the Gospel to the lost sinner, but the Holy Spirit must move, work, and give the Increase, or nothing eternal will ever happen in the heart. The Contrite spirit senses he has broken God's laws, rejected the Savior, and has justly earned divine justice and recompense. The Contrite heart doesn't think much of himself; he is the heart that begins to have trouble with his sins, and he realizes that he has sinned carelessly against a merciful Creator who bled and died for him. Sins will begin to irritate and bother the Contrite heart, and then he turns and comes to the Cross for relief and redemption. The Contrite heart condemns himself and repents, he seeks Mercy in the Precious Blood of Christ, and then the Lord Jesus Christ in mercy lifts Him up.
The Contrite ones are those that are allergic to sin and sensitive to the Holy Spirit; they are poor in spirit; they don't want to offend God; they want to stay in communion with the Spirit. The Contrite heart will never boast of its own goodness, but only the Goodness of the Lamb of God. The contrite spirit sighs and aches when it sins against Christ Jesus. When you despise your sins, God will have mercy on you; but as long as you love your sins and esteem yourself, God despises you. The Contrite ones tremble at God's words and seek to obey His words the best they can at all times and in all situations.
Dear Lord Jesus, I have no righteousness of my own, or any claim to your Mercy. If you were to damn me, You would be just in doing so; but if You save my soul through Your Blood, I will thank You and be in gratitude to You forever. O Holy Spirit, please give me a Contrite heart, and help me to despise and depart from my sins.
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