“Brought to Your Knees”

            In Psalm 59:11, we see King David frustrated over the enemies of God.  In verse 12, David tells us he’s irritated by their lying, curses, and pride.  He doesn’t pray that his enemies are killed but rather asks God to “stagger them with your power, and bring them to their knees,”(NLT). 

            As a kid, I can remember people describing pride as one being, “too big for your britches.”  Often we battle with truth by running away or refusing to listen.  Over and over again, I reject holiness by choosing defiance.  Why does humiliation have to precede meekness?  

            David says in Psalm 51:17: “The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit.  You will not reject a broken and repentant heart,”(NLT.)   Jesus, in the New Testament, becomes the only sufficient sacrifice for our offenses and wrongdoings.   It’s only His brokenness that He brings me to my knees and makes me whole.

            Prayer: “Heavenly Father, when my life crumbles into pieces, please bring me to my knees in submission to see your divine will.   In brokenness, as I give you all the pieces of my miserable circumstances, I know there are new enormous things you can recreate.   It’s with energetic patience that I wait for your plans to be accomplished in my life.   Amen.