2/28/2011 5:30:36 AM
SPIRITUAL DIARY
My Worship Time Focus: Nadad is assassinated
Bible Reading
& Meditation Reference: 1Kings 15:25-31
Message of the verses: “25 ¶
Now Nadab the son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in the second year
of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years. 26 He did evil in the sight of the LORD, and
walked in the way of his father and in his sin which he made Israel sin.
27 Then Baasha the son of Ahijah of the
house of Issachar conspired against him, and Baasha struck him down at
Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines, while Nadab and all Israel were
laying siege to Gibbethon. 28 So Baasha
killed him in the third year of Asa king of Judah and reigned in his place.
29 It came about as soon as he was king,
he struck down all the household of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam any
persons alive, until he had destroyed them, according to the word of the LORD,
which He spoke by His servant Ahijah the Shilonite, 30 and because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and
which he made Israel sin, because of his provocation with which he provoked the
LORD God of Israel to anger. 31
Now the rest of the acts of Nadab and all that he did, are they not
written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?”
Baasha
was from the tribe of Issachar and was in the army of Israel fighting against
the Philistines near the city of Ekron and it was there that he killed Nadad
and proceeded to kill all of Nadad’s family just as the prophet Ahijah told
Jeroboam’s wife would happen. Jeroboam
was the king who could have had a dynasty, but he not only sinned against the
Lord but caused the nation to sin against the Lord which provoked the anger of
the Lord and so Jeroboam and his entire family were wiped out.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: I am thinking of a couple of verses in Paul’s
letters that speak of sin, and causing others to sin. In Romans he writes that there were ungodly
people that not only sinned but loved to give their approval when others
sinned, and in another letter he speaks about a believer not causing another
believer to sin by their actions. It is
bad enough when I sin, but I do not want to cause others to sin like Jeroboam
did and I do not want to give my approval when other’s sin against the Lord.
My Steps of
Faith for Today:
1.
I pray that the Lord will direct my path today.
2.
I pray that the Lord will continue to teach me and
that I will continue to learn contentment.
3.
I have already put on the spiritual armor this
morning and pray that I will be able to stand.
4.
I give myself to the Lord for worship and service.
2/28/2011 5:45:55 AM
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