Rejoicing In The Breaking And Crushing

Psalm 51 is an absolutely beautiful Psalm birthed out of a heart of repentance by a man who recognized his sin, realized his depravity, and rejoiced in a God he had come to know as his Redeemer.

And the fact truly is that God is so good at redeeming all things broken - sometimes we confuse Him as the “Author” of the destruction.  Sometimes we unknowingly charge Him with the misfortune because He’s masterful at redemption.

He takes all things… ALL things… and uses them for His glory.

Even our own ignorant mistakes.

He is the Great Redeemer of ALL things.

We are often so tempted to blame our mistakes in our spiritual walk on other things… like:
our temperament
circumstances
our inherited aptitudes
the stumbling blocks along our path
other people

But while these things are often true, and they require great strain and effort on our part for overcoming them… success of our good Father is always granted to the one who is sincere in heart and devoted to steadfastness.

He takes ALL things and redeems them.
Even those things done in blatant disobedience.

And so was the case in our beloved David.  Yeah.. the one… “the man after God’s own heart.”

This Psalm was written in response to his brokenness following his adulterous affair with Bathsheba.

And he says words that could bring us to tears in Psalm 51:8.  He says this, “Oh give me back my joy again; you have broken me - now let me rejoice.”

How many can say they have been able to relate well to this verse at one point or another in their life?

I know I can.

When all I desired was to have my joy restored and my willingness to praise, reestablished!

Look at The Passion Translation that says it this way, “The places within me You’ve crushed will rejoice in Your healing touch.”

Ahh yes.

Because He is the Redeemer of all things.

And I wonder if we can celebrate when Jesus does the crushing… the breaking… because what’s coming on the other side is simply an invitation to great joy!!

I know from personal experience that the greatest level of JOYFUL ENTHUSIASM has often been birthed out of the most unpleasant experiences. 
And when we say “yes” to whatever He gives - we can trust Him to always work out a way for exuberant peace and joy-filed praise.

He is the Redeemer of all things!

We can rejoice in the breaking and crushing because it serves as an offering for beautiful restoration!