SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR
03/19/2005
My Worship Time Focus: Obeying the Word of God
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference: Revelations 3:10
Message of the verse: “Because you have kept the word of My
perseverance, I also will keep you from the hour of testing, that hour which is
about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.” (NAS95)
“Because you have obeyed my command to persevere, I will protect you
from the great time of testing that will come upon the whole world to test those
who belong to this world.” (NLT)
Many Bible
scholars believe that this verse is referring to the “tribulation” which is
described in chapters 6-19 of this book, and that it means that the church will
not go through the tribulation period, but will be ruptured sometime before the
tribulation starts, as it states in this verse that “I will keep you from the
hour of testing.” I can safely say that
there was a time when I would have argued this point with great vigor, but now
even though I still believe this to be true I will not argue about it to the
point that I once would, because there is always that possibility that I would
be wrong, and I do not want to ruin any friendships because of disagreements of
this type. It seems that one of the
major points of this verse is the example of the obedience of this church to
the Word of God, and that is what one can take out of this verse to help them
walk in obedience with the Lord.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: As stated above the thing that I can take
away from this verse is that I am to obey the Word of God no matter what the
circumstance; because that is one of the things that Christ calls me to do.
The Word of God was a challenge for my heart as I read and
studied it this morning.
My Steps of Faith
Today: To trust and to obey the Lord
Jesus Christ, and to obey His Word no matter what the cost.
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