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NASB | Isaiah 65:14 "Behold, My servants will shout joyfully with a glad heart, But you will cry out with a heavy heart, And you will wail with a broken spirit. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 65:14 "Indeed, My servants will shout for joy from a happy heart, But you will cry out with a heavy heart, And you shall wail and howl from a broken spirit. |
Bible Question: We are suppose to come to before God with a Broken Heart, but what does that all intale? What does it really mean to be broken before God? Where are scriptures located in the Bible that reference to this subject? |
Bible Answer: Your question is scary and convicting. It makes me stop and think about the last time I truly approached God with a broken heart. I don't really know how to answer your question because brokenness is not really something that can be grasped intellectually; it is another way of saying conviction of the Holy Spirit. When He is at work, the Holy Spirit (yes, I used HE in reference to the Holy Spirit, not IT) points things out in our lives that are inconsistent with what God wants from us. Upon doing a search for "brokenness," the only scripture I could find was Isaiah 65:14 which reads: 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. Only a reader who has experienced such anguish will be able to identify with the words the prophet writes here. Perhaps the same conviction goes on at Pentecost when 3000 are added to the disciples company and the first Church is born (Acts 2). For those who read those words and wonder what in the world anyone could "cry out in anguish," I'll give you a word or two of warning: don't get too comfortable -- Jesus promised us that we would have trouble. However, "take heart," as He says, because in the same verse He promised he'd be there (John 16:33). Basically, all of the above babbling to say this: Brokenness before God is coming before Him in repentent faith, guided by the conviction of the Holy Spirit (see John 14:26 for a more succinct answer). I hope this helps. Nathan |
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