Humble and Contrite

My heart, humble and contrite

Nothing else will do…

No sacrifice of bull or lamb

Can take the place of you…

Obedience out of love for thee,

Is what my heart doth bring…

A pure heart of love divine

Is my offering…

Take my life I pour it out

I walk by faith, not by sight, there’s no room for fear or doubt

You are the Christ, Messiah, Perfect Sacrifice…

High Priest, Hiding Place, My Rock, Deliverer, Prince of Peace…

Yeshua, HaShem…My Adonai…

Come now I pray, and take away, your Bride to the wedding feast…

Where love has won, and life, forever sweet…

–Marla Shaw O’Neill May 24, 2017

My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise. Psalm 51:17 New International Version (NIV)

For we walk by faith, not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7 New King James Version (NKJV)

But Samuel replied: “Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams. For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, he has rejected you as king.” Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned. I violated the Lord’s command and your instructions. I was afraid of the men and so I gave in to them. 1 Samuel 15:22-24New International Version (NIV)

Jesus the Great High Priest

Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:14-10:18 New International Version (NIV)