SPIRITUAL
DIARY
Date: 04-30-03
My
Worship Time Focus: The law was only a
shadow of things to come
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: Hebrews 10:1
1. Message
of the verse: “For the law, having a
shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can
never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year,
make those who approach perfect.” (NASB)
In this
chapter the writer will say why the sacrifice of Jesus Christ was better than
that of the OT sacrifices. He starts out
by saying that the OT Law was only a shadow of the good things that will come,
and it was not the very image of the things that will come. The problem is that the sacrifices had to be
made each year for only the covering of sin and this could not make those who
made them perfect.
2. Spiritual meaning for my life today: I am truly thankful that I live on this side
of the cross, and that I do not have to go around with having my sin only
covered and not taken away as they are because of the cross of Christ. There are a number of sacrifices that I may
offer, and one of them is to offer my body as a living sacrifice to the Lord
for His use of it each day of my life. I
do not do this each day as I should but I have given it to the Lord once for
all and try to renew this offering each day.
The Word of God was convicting, refreshing and a challenge
to my heart this day.
My
Steps of Faith Today: To
give myself to the Lord for His service today.
To give my fear and my selfishness to Him in exchange for His courage
and compassion, and to trust Him with my IBS today, and also to trust Him for
safety as Sandy and I begin our travels to N. Ridgeville.
Memory verses for the week:
Psalm 40: 12
12. For
evils beyond number have surrounded me; my iniquities have overtaken me, so
that I am not able to see; They are more numerous than the hairs of my head;
And my heart has failed me.
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