SPIRITUAL
DIARY
Date: 03-29-03
My
Worship Time Focus:
The Perfect High Priest
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: Hebrews 7:28
1. Message of the verse: “28 For the law appoints as high priests men
who have weakness, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints
the Son who has been perfected forever.”
(NASB) “ Those who were high priests under the law of
Moses were limited by human weakness.
But after the law was given, God appointed His Son with an oath, and His
son has been made perfect forever.”
(NLT)
The first part of this verse notes
the weakness of the OT priests and the last part notes the perfection of Jesus
Christ as High Priest. The weaknesses
have been noted in previous verses, and are such things as being human with all
of its frailties. The OT priest had to
make an offering for himself on the Day of Atonement before he could make the
sacrifice for the nation of Israel. Whenever
he sinned he also had to offer a sacrifice.
Jesus Christ is perfect and so He never had to offer a sacrifice for
Himself before He offered Himself as a sacrifice for the sins of the
world. The last part of this verse
speaks of His perfection and how it is forever.
2.
Spiritual meaning for my life today:
I know because I still live in this body that I have problems with
sinning, this is a fact of life. However
because I have such a perfect, sympathetic High Priest, who knows very well my
weakness will forgive my sins and will also give me, help to keep from sinning.
The
Word of God has given encouragement to my heart as I read it this morning. It has also challenged my heart to depend
upon my Great High Priest.
My
Steps of Faith Today: I want to trust
the Lord, as my wonderful sympathetic High Priest to give me the strength and
the mind set to depend upon Him as we travel on our journey to Florida. I pray He will keep us safe and help me to
process correctly any anger from the things that happen on the road. I also want to have the courage to believe
that the Lord has the problems I face with IBS in His control, and will work
them out for His glory, and my good.
Memory
verses for the week: Psalm 40:1-6
1. I waited
patiently for the LORD; And He inclined to me and heard my cry.
2. He brought me up
out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay; And He set my feet upon a
rock making my footsteps firm.
3. And He put a new
song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear, and will
trust in the LORD.
4. How blessed is
the man who has made the LORD his trust, And has not turned to the proud, nor
to those who lapse into falsehood.
5. Many, O LORD my
God, are the wonders which Thou hast done, And Thy thoughts toward us; There is
none to compare with Thee; If I would declare and speak of them, they would be
too numerous to count.
6. Sacrifice and
meal offering Thos hast not desired, My ears Thou hast opened; Burnt offering
and sin offering Thou hast not required.
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