6/9/2008 9:11 AM
SPIRITUAL DIARY
My Worship Time Focus: The Storm
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference: Exodus 19:16-19; 20:18-20
Message of the verses: “16 ¶
So it came about on the third day, when it was morning, that there were
thunder and lightning flashes and a thick cloud upon the mountain and a very
loud trumpet sound, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled. 17 And Moses brought the people out of the
camp to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. 18 Now Mount Sinai
was all in smoke because the LORD descended upon it in fire; and its smoke
ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked
violently. 19 When the sound of the
trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him with thunder.”
18 ¶ All
the people perceived the thunder and the lightning flashes and the sound of the
trumpet and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and
stood at a distance. 19 Then they said
to Moses, "Speak to us yourself and we will listen; but let not God speak
to us, or we will die." 20 Moses
said to the people, "Do not be afraid; for God has come in order to test
you, and in order that the fear of Him may remain with you, so that you may not
sin.’”
Storms in
the Scripture often are a symbol of the awesome presence and power of God, and
that is the case in this section. It
must be remembered that the section in Dr. Wiersbe’s book which represent the
last three SD’s is entitled “A life of sanctity,” which is what God has called
his people to be. Proverbs 1:7 says “The
fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,” and as I look at this section
I can see fear in God’s people for in verse 19 of chapter 20 the people tell
Moses ‘Speak to us yourself and we will listen; but let not God speak to us, or
we will die.” I don’t think that they
would have died and it could have been a big mistake not to have God speaks to
them at this time and in the way that He chose to speak to them. God was about to give Israel , His chosen people, His Law and His Law
is perfect and Holy, and He wanted Israel
Spiritual meaning for my life today: I think that the fear of the Lord is
something that I have a hard time understanding, at least understanding all of
it. One of the definitions of the word translated as fear in verse 20 of chapter
20 means to have fear (of God), respect, reverence, piety, however there are
other meanings of this word too: “1)
fear, terror, fearing; 1a) fear, terror;
1b) awesome or terrifying thing (object causing fear). I don’t think that God wants us to be
terrorized of Him, yet is there more than having just reverence for God? As mentioned in another SD I struggle at
times of bringing God down to my level, the level of a blood bought son of God
and I realize that this is not correct, however I don’t think that the other
way of being so fearful of Him that I cannot serve Him because of that fear is
correct either. My desire is to have a
reverent fear of the Lord and not treat Him like a person for He is higher than
any being and therefore deserves my referent fear and all of my worship.
My Steps of Faith for
Today:
- I want to fear the Lord for fearing the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, Pr. 1:7.
- I desire to be yoked with the Lord Jesus Christ, Matthew 11:28-30.
- Trust the Lord to make a way of escape from temptations, 1 Cor. 10:13.
- Have a
prayer life like
- To learn to live a life of contentment, Phil. 4:11.
Memory verses for the week: Colossians
4:12-13
12.
Epaphras, who is one of your number, a bondslave
of Jesus Christ, sends you his greetings, always laboring earnestly for you in
his prayers, that you may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of
God.
13.
For I testify for him that he has a deep concern
for you and for those in Laodicea and Hierapolis
6/9/2008 9:59 AM
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