Azariah stood up in the fire and prayed aloud: “For your name’s sake, O Lord, do not deliver us up forever, or make void your covenant. Do not take away your mercy from us, for the sake of Abraham, your beloved, Isaac your servant, and Israel your holy one, to whom you promised to multiply their offspring like the stars of heaven, or the sand on the shore of the sea. For we are reduced, O Lord, beyond any other nation, brought low everywhere in the world this day because of our sins. We have in our day no prince, prophet, or leader, no burnt offering, sacrifice, oblation, or incense, no place to offer first fruits, to find favor with you. But with contrite heart and humble spirit let us be received; As though it were burnt offerings of rams and bullocks, or thousands of fat lambs, so let our sacrifice be in your presence today as we follow you unreservedly; for those who trust in you cannot be put to shame.
As we look at this passage, we should clearly see that really when it comes right down to it, what can we give to God? What great sacrifice? Maybe some of us feel like we've got nothing to give because we've given it all to those around us. But what God really wants more than sacrifice is a contrite and humble heart; a heart that trusts in God. We trust our very lives to Him and he will not disappoint us. He's promised that.
Challenge: Today, surrender something in your life to God that He would definitely deal with better than you.
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