5/31/2009 8:14 AM
SPIRITUAL DIARY
My Worship Time Focus: The manslayer
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference:
Deuteronomy 19:4-6
Message of the verses: “4
"Now this is the case of the manslayer who may flee there and live:
when he kills his friend unintentionally, not hating him previously— 5 as when a man goes into the forest with his
friend to cut wood, and his hand swings the axe to cut down the tree, and the
iron head slips off the handle and strikes his friend so that he dies—he may
flee to one of these cities and live; 6
otherwise the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in the heat of
his anger, and overtake him, because the way is long, and take his life, though
he was not deserving of death, since he had not hated him previously.”
Many of the
things that are in these three verses I went over in yesterdays SD so this one
may be a bit brief. Dr. Wiersbe points
out that there are similarities to the cities of refuge and our salvation in
Jesus Christ, although there are some differences too. Jesus Christ is the innocent One who was
condemned to die for us the guilty, and it could be the innocent one who went
to the city of refuge for accidently killing someone, but all have sinned and
come short of the glory of God and so we as believers are guilty but we can go
to the refuge of Jesus Christ. The
person who flees to the city of refuge can leave after the death of the high
priest, but Jesus Christ is our High Priest who never dies. I have to say that I like the situation for
the NT believer in Jesus Christ.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: Although it is not fair in human terms for
the Lord Jesus to have had to die in my place in order for me to go to the city
of refuge, I am totally thankful for Him taking my place and know that it was
done for me through God’s love, mercy, and grace, and for this I praise the
Lord.
My Steps of Faith for
Today:
- Be continually filled with the Holy Spirit.
- Give myself to the Lord for worship and service.
- Trust the Lord to guide my path today.
- Keep a short list with the Lord.
Memory verses for the week: Ephesians
3:14-16
14 ¶ For this reason
I bow my knees before the Father,
15 from whom every
family in heaven and on earth derives its name,
16 that He would
grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power
through His Spirit in the inner man,
5/31/2009 8:41 AM
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