“I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is
of a contrite and humble spirit.” Isaiah 57:15
As God’s people we may think, erroneously, that we need a
contrite spirit only when we first repent and believe in the Lord, or when we subsequently
fall into sin. We should know, however, that God looks in us for a state of contrition
at all times.
Even if we do not sin daily, we are none the less required
by him to be of a humble spirit, remembering that we have a sinful nature that
may be stirred up again at any moment.
The fact that as believers we have been joined to the Lord
in one spirit does not mean that forever afterwards we are infallible. As we
come to know ourselves, we realize how undependable are our ideas, how
treacherous our feelings and desires.
We dare not trust ourselves, but acknowledge that unless
sustained by God we will certainly fall. This is contrition of spirit. With
this man God dwells.
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