Contrite Sacrifice

Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Psalm 51:15-19 KJV 

15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise. 16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give [it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering. 17 The sacrifices of God [are] a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. 18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem. 19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What did the Psalmist declare that he would do if the Lord opened his lips? (v.15)
2) What does the Lord not delight in? (v.16)
3) What does the Lord not despise? (v.17)
4) What did the psalmist ask the Lord to do as it pleased Him? (v.18)
5) What would be the result? (v.19) 

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) What are you doing to please the Lord?

LIFE LESSONS
7) The Lord is not as pleased with external sacrifices as He is in our internal brokenness and need for Him.
8) Internal brokenness that results in changed behavior always pleases God.
9) External offerings that are not the result of internal change are meaningless to God.