Psalm 51
v.11
Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.
v.12
Restore to the me the joy of your salvation, and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
“Cause the joy of thy salvation to return.” This implies that he had formerly known what was the happiness of being a friend of God, and of having a hope of salvation. That joy had been taken from him by his sin. He had lost his peace of mind. His soul was sad and cheerless. Sin always produces this effect. The only way to enjoy religion is to do that which is right; the only way to secure the favor of God is to obey his commands; the only way in which we can have comforting evidence that we are his children is by doing that which shall be pleasing to him: 1 John 2:29; 1 John 3:7, 1 John 3:10. The path of sin is a dark path, and in that path neither hope nor comfort can be found.
v.17
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
| Unbroken | Broken |
|---|---|
| Unbroken leaders will use the power of manipulation. | Broken leaders know that they must decrease and God must increase. |
| Unbroken leaders will use people by exploiting them for their own goals | Broken leaders do not take themselves so seriously. |
| Unbroken leaders never praise others or give credit for their accomplishments because they’re always afraid that if they praise someone else, that person might get what they’re after. | Broken leaders are careful to guard what God has worked into their life and are careful to walk humbly and gently. |
| Unbroken leaders are disrespectful to those over them and under them. | Broken leaders do not react to criticism. |
| Unbroken leaders are driven by their personality or their natural charisma. | Broken leaders forgives quickly. |
| Unbroken leaders are competitive and driven by comparisons. | Broken leaders are those who understand the mercy of second chances and are filled with second chances for others. |
| Unbroken leaders treat people differently according to their rank in life. | Broken leaders are those who rejoice with others when others are chosen or promoted before you are. |
| Unbroken leaders will expose the weaknesses of others to exalt their own strengths. | Broken leaders have the reputation of approachability. |
| Unbroken leaders develop a critical spirit with a critical tongue but they can do it shrewdly. | Broken leaders quickly recognize conscience violations. |
| Unbroken leaders will not apologize publicly or privately. | Broken leaders have a sensible spirit. |
| Unbroken leaders talk down to people never identifying with or using their own weakness or failures. | Broken leaders are pliable and able to be fashioned. |
| Unbroken leaders do not handle criticism but instead react and blame shift. | Broken leaders signify those who are in submission to God. |
| Unbroken leaders serve with a motive of moving up and moving on. | Broken leaders have no pride, or have pride under control. |
| Unbroken leaders outsmart others by taking shortcuts and character development and disciplines and whatever it might be. | Broken leaders do no live with hypocrisy. |
| Unbroken leaders find ways to promote their own ministry and talents in spite of however you try to corner them. | Broken leaders have a deep sincerity. |
| Unbroken leaders have a distorted view of commitment and an inflated view of responsibility. | Broken leaders cannot be formed by strong, forceful instruction. |