Hey, good morning, everyone. Welcome to another morning devotion with Brother Mark, where we are walking together on our walk with Christ. Today is August the 15th, 2024. Well, we're continuing to just think about the blessings of God, the wonderful works of God and the things that he gives us. And tonight, Wednesday night, I'm gonna talk about, we're continuing our study of repentance and faith. And during that study, we talked about, we're gonna talk about being contrite. And the blessing, what I wanna talk to you about today is the blessing of being contrite. What is contrite? The state of being contrite is feeling regret or sorrow for one's sins or wrongdoing. And you'll say, well, how can being contrite be a blessing? Well, here's how being contrite can be a blessing. Listen to what Isaiah has to say. He says, Isaiah 57, 15. For thus saith a high and lofty one that inhabiteth in eternity. whose name is holy. I dwell in the high and holy place with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. So I want you to think about this. Where does God say that he dwells? He dwells in the most high. He inhabits eternity. He dwells in a high and holy place. And where else does he dwell? with the one that is of a contrite and humble spirit. So what's the blessing of being contrite? The blessing of having a deep sense of sorrow for one's sins and wrongdoing? When we have a contrite heart, that means that God dwells with us. You see, God hates the prideful. But those who have a humble spirit and have a contrite heart, they feel great sorrow for their sins. That scripture, Isaiah says, he dwells with those who are contrite. And so today, even though it may not seem like a blessing, today I'm thankful for God helping me to see my sin and granting me a regret for my sin. Because that allows me to know that if I have a contrite heart, then that means God's dwelling with me. What a blessing it is to know that God is dwelling with you. So today, I want to encourage you to be thankful for the blessing of a contrite heart. Be thankful for the blessing of an understanding of your sin, to understanding of your guilt before God, to understand that you have transgressed against the Holy One because God dwells with those who are of a contrite heart. Heavenly Fathers, we come to you today, we are thankful again for, in this case, what might not seem like a blessing to many. But God, we're thankful today that you have granted us a contrite heart to where we can feel deeper regret and sorrow for our sins. And I pray, Lord, that we will always keep our hearts contrite before you, humble before you, so that our heart will not be lifted up in pride and removed away from you. But God, a contrite heart is one where you dwell. So we're thankful for that today. And we pray, God, that you will help us to understand you were with us when we have regret for our sins and are sorry for it. Thank you again for all your many blessings, blessings that the world don't recognize, but the blessings you give to your people. Thank you for those blessings today. In the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen. Well, I hope you're having a good week. Until the next time, this is Brother Mark signing off.