What does God most want from me? That is an important question you could ask. Another way of asking this, using biblical typology, is as follows: What offering pleases God the most? Most people assume that what God wants the most is virtue and righteousness. These things are indeed pleasing to God, but they are not what is most pleasing. What could possibly be more pleasing to God than virtue and righteousness? What about spiritual and ministry achievements? What if I poured my life out selflessly in God’s mission and even became a martyr for Christ? Surely this is the greatest offering to God. This too pleases God, but it is not what he most wants. The offering that pleases God the most; the offering that God will always accept with joy, indeed the only offering that we can be assured that he will certainly receive with joy is this: according to Psalm 51, “the sacrifices of God are a broken spirit and a contrite heart.” In other words what God most wants you to bring to him is your sin. He wants you to bundle up your guilt and shame and offer it to him. The reason God wants this the most is simply because this is what he paid for in Jesus Christ. And having paid such an infinite price for your sin, God now most wants to get what he paid for. So, the best thing you can offer to God is precisely what David offers here in Psalm 51. Bring your confession. Bring your need for mercy. Bring your failure. That’s your entry offering and it will never be rejected.
Bring to God the things you are most ashamed of.
Read Psalm 51
