Gods desire is for your heart to be in the right place, so then you can give from the right heart...
Psalm 51:16–17 NIV
You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings. My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.
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Psalm 51:17 NIV
My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.
My sacrifice or “worship” is a broken spirit.
Contrite means interior repentance, detestation of a sin commited, with a purpose of not sinning in the future because of Love.
Broken spirit is a surrendered spirit to the Lord
Romans 12:1 NIV
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
Broken spirit is a surrendered spirit to the Lord
Worship- an expression of reverence and adoration of God.
So when you give your tithes and offerings and your heart is contrite, this is a sign of WORSHIP...
