4/23/2011
8:06:07 AM
SPIRITUAL
DIARY
My Worship Time Focus: The
God who protects
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: 2Kings
6:15-17
Message
of the verses: “15 Now when the attendant of the man of God had
risen early and gone out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was circling
the city. And his servant said to him, "Alas, my master! What shall we
do?" 16 So he answered, "Do
not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with
them." 17 Then Elisha prayed and
said, "O LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see." And the LORD
opened the servant’s eyes and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of
horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.”
The name of this young man is not
told, but for sure it is not Gehazi, but perhaps a young man from the school of
the prophets. It is good to see that
this young man has gotten up early, for that is a good habit to get into, and
it is even better to study the Word of God in the morning when your mind is
more clear and fresh.
The young man goes to his master
with the problem that he has, and I believe that Elisha knew what was going to
happen even before it happened, for the Lord was communicating to Elisha what
the king of Syria was going to do.
“Faith comes by hearing and hearing from the Word of God.” This verse tells how faith is increased in
the life of the believer, so that is one of the important reasons of staying in
the Word of God, and doing it in the morning is the best time to do it.
Dr. Wiersbe points out that Elisha
may have been thinking of Psalm 27:3, “Though a host encamp against me, My
heart will not fear; Though war arise against me, In spite of this I shall be
confident.” Or perhaps he could have
been thinking of what Moses wrote in Deuteronomy 20:3-4, "He shall say to
them, ’Hear, O Israel, you are approaching the battle against your enemies
today. Do not be fainthearted. Do not be afraid, or panic, or tremble before
them, for the LORD your God is the one who goes with you, to fight for you
against your enemies, to save you.’”
Now let’s talk about angels, for it
was angels that the young man saw when Elisha prayed to have his eyes open to
see, as seen in verse 17b. Dr. Wiersbe writes
the following: The angels are servants
to God’s people (Heb. 1:14), and until we get to heaven, we will never fully
know how much they have helped us.”
Jesus mentioned that he could ask His Father for many angels and He
would have given them to Him. The Bible
has much to say about angels, both good and bad angels and this is just one of
the times it can be seen. God’s angels
do the bidding of the Lord, and there are different ranks of angels, and even
the Lord Jesus Christ before His incarnation was called the Angel of the Lord
on different occasions.
Spiritual
meaning for my life today: I wish to write about faith, and how the
reading and studying of the Word of God increases my faith, for there are those
who questioned me on why I study God’s Word most every day of my life and that
it increases my faith in God is just one of the reasons why I study it, but a
very important reason.
I must say that the quote from
Dr. Wiersbe on when we get to heaven we will see how much the angels have aided
us has been something I have often though about and am looking forward to.
My Steps of Faith for Today:
1. Continue to see the Lord open my
eyes as I study His Word so that I can apply it to my life.
2. Continue to learn contentment.
3. I give myself to the Lord for
worship and for service. 4/23/2011
8:31:06 AM
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