4/17/2011 8:19:05 AM
SPIRITUAL DIARY
My Worship Time Focus: Resting in the Lord
Bible Reading
& Meditation Reference: 2Kings 5:11-12
Message of the verses: “11
But Naaman was furious and went away and said, "Behold, I thought,
’He will surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the LORD his
God, and wave his hand over the place and cure the leper.’ 12 "Are not Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers
of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and
be clean?" So he turned and went away in a rage.”
Dr.
Wiersbe in his commentary on this section of Scripture that speaks about Naaman
is talking about not only his physical healing but also his spiritual healing,
and that is the most important part.
Naaman has leprosy and in the Bible that is a pretty good description of
sin, and of course Naaman is a sinner in need of being saved. When Naaman left Syria he had a plan in his mind
as to how the king or the prophet would heal him, but it did not happen that
way. Many people today have a plan on
how they are going to make their lives acceptable to the Lord, but their plan
will not work, for they have to follow the Lord’s plan. Dr. Donald Grey Barnhouse used to say
“Everybody has the privilege of going to heaven God’s way or going to hell
their own way.” That pretty much sums up
what was going on in the heart of Naaman at this point. D. L. Moody said this about this passage, “He
had marked out a way of his won for the prophet to heal him, and was mad
because he didn’t follow his plans.”
Spiritual meaning for my life today: “Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus
the Lord, so walk in Him” is Colossians 2:6 and a verse that I keep running
over in my mind. When I was lost in my
sin before God saved me I had to do it His way in order to be saved, and now
after that wonderful salvation that God has provided for me I have to walk with
Him the same way that He saved me, and I believe that is grace through
faith. I could not come to the Lord my
own way, but I had to come to the Lord His way, and I can’t walk in the Lord my
way, but I have to do it His way. I want
this very much to happen in my life.
My Steps of
Faith for Today:
1.
Therefore
as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him.
2.
I
give myself to the Lord for worship and for service this day.
3.
I
must remember that I am in a fierce battle and am in need of the spiritual
armor to be on and in place.
4.
Continue
to learn contentment.
4/17/2011 8:42:10 AM
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