SPIRITUAL
DIARY FOR 12-14-02
My
Worship Time Focus: Christ is superior to
angels
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: Hebrews 1:13,14
Message
of the verse: “13 But to which of
the angels has He ever said: ‘Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies
Your footstool"’? 14 Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to
minister for those who will inherit salvation?
(NKJV) “And God never said to an
angel, as He did to His Son, ‘Sit in honor at my right hand until I humble your
enemies, making them a footstool under Your feet.’” “ But angels are only
servants. They are spirits sent from God
to care for those who will receive salvation.” (NLT)
The writer
quotes from Psalm 110:1 to again show that the Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ,
is better than the angels. I think that
as I look at this first chapter of Hebrews and see that most of the quotes
about the Lordship of are from the Psalms that were written by David. David was certainly a type of the Lord Jesus
and many of His writings were about the Messiah.
In these
last two verses that are written here the writer goes back to the point that he
has been making in all of this chapter and that is that the Messiah is, was,
and always be God, and that He is superior to angels and always has been since
He is the creator of all things, including angels.
Spiritual
meaning for my life today: In the 14th
verse the writer speaks of angels who minister to those who will receive
salvation and this is probably one of the verses where the idea of a guarding
angel comes from. To think that God has
not only provided salvation for me but that He continues to care for me by
sending His angels to minister to me when needed. I would imagine that when I get to heaven and
see all of the times that angels have ministered to me while upon this earth
that I will fall on my face and worship the Lord for His goodness to me.
The
Word of God was refreshing to me today.
My
Steps of Faith Today: I
want to trust the Lord to see me through going to see Sharlotte singing at her
church this evening. Kim and Tim are to
go with us and this will have a tendency to bring on IBS for me.
Memory
verses for the week: Ephesians 2:10;
Mark 12:30; & Romans 12:5
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 your God with all your heart and with all
your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.
…so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each
member belongs to all the others.
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