1/20/2011 5:35:35 AM
SPIRITUAL DIARY
My Worship Time Focus:
Solomon
worships the Lord
Bible Reading
& Meditation Reference:
1Ki.
9:25; 2 Chron. 8:12-16
Message of the verses: “25
Now three times in a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace
offerings on the altar which he built to the LORD, burning incense with them on
the altar which was before the LORD. So he finished the house.”
“12
¶ Then Solomon offered burnt offerings
to the LORD on the altar of the LORD which he had built before the porch;
13 and did so according to the daily
rule, offering them up according to the commandment of Moses, for the sabbaths,
the new moons and the three annual feasts-the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the
Feast of Weeks and the Feast of Booths. 14
Now according to the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the
divisions of the priests for their service, and the Levites for their duties of
praise and ministering before the priests according to the daily rule, and the
gatekeepers by their divisions at every gate; for David the man of God had so
commanded. 15 And they did not depart
from the commandment of the king to the priests and Levites in any manner or
concerning the storehouses. 16 Thus all
the work of Solomon was carried out from the day of the foundation of the house
of the LORD, and until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed.”
The
text says that Solomon offered sacrifices daily and on the three annual feasts
that were required of male Jews to come to Jerusalem. These feasts were Passover, Pentecost, and
Tabernacles. To Christians the Passover
feasts represents the death of Christ, the Lamb of God, and Pentecost
represents the resurrection of Christ and the coming of the Holy Spirit, while
the feast of Tabernacles represents the future regathering of God’s people in
the 1000 year kingdom on this earth.
David
had made instruments to worship the Lord with and also set up a schedule for
the choir to sing, which Solomon fulfilled in doing this. This was all a part of worshiping the Lord in
this time in history in Jerusalem.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: I can look back at some of the OT practices,
and feasts, and see how they represented the Lord Jesus Christ and worship the
Lord today by knowing these things and how Christ fulfilled all of them. This is the major reason that I like to study
the OT, that is because I want to see how Christ is seen at this time.
My Steps of
Faith for Today:
1.
I need to remember that I am in a battle and in need
of the spiritual armor.
2.
Worship is 24/7.
3.
Give myself to the Lord for worship and service.
4.
Continue to learn contentment.
1/20/2011 5:53:47 AM
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