12/05/02
SPIRITUAL
DIARY FOR 12-05-02
My
Worship Time Focus: Christ
better than the angels
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: Hebrews 1:4
Message
of the verse: “4 having become so
much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent
name than they.” (NKJV) “This shows that God’s Son is far greater
than the angels, just as the name God gave Him is far greater than their
names.” (NLT)
Dr.
John Macarthur says in his study Bible about the words “having become” that
“the Gr. Verb used here refers to a change of state, not a change of
existence. The son in His divine essence
has eternally existed, but for a while He was made lower than the angels (2:9)
and afterward was exalted to an infinitely higher position by virtue of what He
had accomplished in His redemptive work.”
This is important to realize this so that one would not think that the
Lord Jesus Christ did not just come into being at His birth. The word “angels” speaks of spirit beings
that were created by God to serve Him and to do His bidding. The verse goes on to speak of the name of
Christ, which is a more excellent name than the names of the angels. Dr. Macarthur says that name is Lord for no
angel is Sovereign Lord.
Spiritual
meaning for my life today: What a
wonderful Savior is Jesus my Jesus, What a wonderful Savior is Jesus my
Lord. The wonderful Savior had a
wonderful plan to deliver me from the curse of the law and deliver me from the
penalty of my sins. I praise God for His
gift to me.
The Word of God was uplifting to
me today.
My
Steps of Faith For Today: Not to have fear over my IBS.
Memory
verse for the week: Ephesians 2:10 & Mark 12:30
For
we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God
prepared in advance for us to do.
Love the Lord you God with all
your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your
strength.
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