8/7/2009 7:55 AM
SPIRITUAL DIARY
My Worship Time Focus: Concerned Faith
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference: Joshua 2:12-14
Message of the verses: “12 ‘Now
therefore, please swear to me by the LORD, since I have dealt kindly with you,
that you also will deal kindly with my father’s household, and give me a pledge
of truth, 13 and spare my father and my
mother and my brothers and my sisters, with all who belong to them, and deliver
our lives from death." 14 So the
men said to her, "Our life for yours if you do not tell this business of
ours; and it shall come about when the LORD gives us the land that we will deal
kindly and faithfully with you.’”
Rahab was
concerned about her family, as well she should be, for she knew that the reason
that the spies came was to make plans to destroy the city-state of Jericho. She made a deal with the spies and they made
a deal with her that if she did not tell anyone what was about to happen that
they would become surety for her and her family. As Warren Wiersbe points out in his
commentary on Joshua, “Be Strong,” this was a picture of what Jesus Christ has
done for all who believe in Him, for He has become surety for the believer.
Another
thing seen in this section is that Rahab was concerned for her family, for she
knew what the Lord was going to do and she wanted her family protected from the
coming wrath of the Lord upon her city.
When sinners become saints at their conversion they have a great desire
to tell others about what the Lord has done for them and wants them to have the
same thing for their friends and family, and even perfect strangers to have.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: One of the reasons that I like to play golf
by myself or at least go to the Metro Parks golf courses is that if I go by
myself they usually put me with others who are already there and so there are
times when the Lord will open up an opportunity for me to share the gospel with
them, or at least share something of my faith with them.
My Steps of Faith for
Today:
- Give myself to the Lord for worship and service.
- 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.
- Continue to learn contentment.
- Keep a short list with the Lord of sins and trust the Holy Spirit to search my heart for unconfessed sin so that I can confess them to the Lord.
- Trust the Lord to guide my path today and to bring someone into my path who needs to hear the Gospel. 8/7/2009 8:26 AM
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