Break my Heart, Lord (C.H. Spurgeon)

"Go as you are to Christ, and ask him to give that tenderness of heart which will be to you the indication that pardon has come; for pardon cannot and will not come separated from a melting of soul and a hatred of sin.
Wrestle with the Lord! Say, I will not let you go except you bless me... say in your soul, if I perish I will perish at the foot of the cross. I will not depart from my hope in Jesus...
I will look up and say, Savior, your heart was broken for me, break my heart! You were wounded, wound me! Your blood was freely poured forth, for me, Lord let me pour forth my tears that I should have nailed you to the tree. Oh Lord, dissolve my soul; melt it in tenderness, and you will be forever praised for making your enemy your friend."

Brokenness brings Healing

"The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise." Psalm 51:17

Note: David said that God receives brokenness as the only acceptable sacrifice. The previous verse states that God does not take pleasure in burnt offerings. The reason for this is obvious: someone could give burnt offerings (or tithes, or church-work, etc.) without the heart being involved.


To Think About: Brokenness brings healing, life, revival, rescue, and true prayer. So, we see that becoming broken before the Lord is indispensable.

"My people have committed two sins: they have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water." Jeremiah 2:13


This verse brings to mind Dante's Inferno. In his description of hell, the inhabitants of one particular circle are sentenced to eternally fill and re-fill leaky jars. (Tony)

Note: God describes himself as the spring of living water. He alone is the source of life, refreshment, joy, and nourishment for us. He is ever fresh and new, as a spring and, to drink of God, is to receive life and satisfaction!

Purity and Pain

"There is much discomfort and pain involved in crucifying our flesh. For us, denying ourselves when we are burning with desire is most uncomfortable, and even painful, but the pain is worth the gain!"
M.C

Nothing but the Blood

NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD
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What can wash away my sin?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
What can make me whole again?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Oh! precious is the flow,
That makes me white as snow;
No other fount I know;
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

For my pardon, this I see;
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
For my cleansing, this my plea;
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Nothing can for sin atone,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
Naught of good that I have done,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

This is all my hope and peace,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
This is all my righteousness,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Slavery of righteousness

"Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness. When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness." Rm. 6.19,20.