An Example for God's Servants (Deut. 34:9-12)

7/26/2009 8:19 AM

 

SPIRITUAL DIARY

 

My Worship Time                              Focus:  An example for God’s servants

 

Bible Reading & Meditation               Reference:  Deuteronomy 34:9-12

 

            Message of the verses:  “9 ¶  Now Joshua the son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him; and the sons of Israel listened to him and did as the LORD had commanded Moses. 10  Since that time no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face, 11  for all the signs and wonders which the LORD sent him to perform in the land of Egypt against Pharaoh, all his servants, and all his land, 12  and for all the mighty power and for all the great terror which Moses performed in the sight of all Israel.”

            In this last sub-section of this entire book Dr. Wiersbe speaks about some of the things in the life of Moses and he compares him to the Lord Jesus Christ and so I want to take some time to write some of these comparisons this morning.

            “The secret life of Moses was not his own abilities, but his humble walk with the Lord.  He spent time with God, he listened to God’s Word, and he followed God’s orders.”

            “Moses was a man who focused on prayer and the ministry of the Word.  As Jesus with His apostles, he taught the people the Word and then he prayed for them to receive it and grow.”

            “In many respects, Moses comes across as a very Christlike person.  Like Jesus, he was born into a godly home at a difficult time in Jewish history, and like Jesus, his life was threatened.  When Moses have up the treasures of Egypt, it was like Jesus, who became poor that He might share spiritual riches with many (2 Cor. 8:9).  Like Jesus, Moses was rejected by his people when he tried to help them the first time (Ex. 2:11-15), but he was accepted by them when he came to them the second time (4:29-31; Acts 7:23-36).  Israel rejected Christ at His first coming, but they will receive Him when He comes again (Zech. 12:1—13:1).”

 

            Spiritual meaning for my life today:  Dr. Wiersbe writes something in this section that I will quote for this section of my SD:  “God has different ways of training His servants, and each person’s training is tailormade by the Lord.”  I believe that God has this tailormade way to train me in order to serve the Lord in the way that He wants me to serve Him.  I know that I am not a perfect person, but deep in my heart I have a strong desire to serve the Lord and to worship Him in all that I do.

 

My Steps of Faith for Today:

 

1. Put on the spiritual armor:  the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the shoes of the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit.
2. Continue to learn contentment.
3. Give my self to the Lord for worship and service.
4. Trust the Lord to guide my path today.
5. Trust the Lord to see me through our worship service this morning without having trouble with IBS.
6. Trust the Lord to search my heart for unconfessed sins that I may confess them to the Lord.

 

7/26/2009 8:58 AM