SPIRITUAL
DIARY
Date: 04-23-04
My
Worship Time Focus: There was blood in the Old Covenant
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: Hebrews 9:18-20
1. Message of the verse: “Therefore even the first covenant was not
inaugurated without blood. For when
every commandment had been spoken by Moses to all the people according to the
Law, he took the blood of the calves and the goats, with water and scarlet wool
and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people, saying,
‘THIS IS THE BLOOD OF THE COVENANT WHICH GOD COMMANDED YOU.’” (NASB)
“That is why blood is required under the first covenant as a proof of
death. For after Moses had given the
people all of God’s laws, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with the
water, and sprinkled both the book of God’s laws and all the people, using
branches of hyssop bushes and scarlet wool.
Then he said, ‘This blood confirms the covenant God has made with you.’”
If you
look at all the covenants that are in the Bible you will see that blood is used
in all of them, including the covenant of marriage. In the book of Exodus, the 24th
chapter and verses 1-8 some of the things in these verses from Hebrews are told
about. However as John Macarthur says
from his study Bible, not all of the items listed in these verses are mentioned
in the OT, and thus the writer of the Hebrews either got his information
directly from the Lord or there was tradition that was written down and he got
if from there. Either way it would seem
to me that because the Holy Spirit is the One who gives direction to the
writers of the Scriptures these things had to come from God. I believe the important message from these
verses is that all covenants have blood involved in them and that the blood of
the old covenant was surely a picture of the blood of Jesus Christ that takes
away sin. Matthew 26:28 read as follows,
“for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for
forgiveness of sins.”
2. Spiritual meaning for my life today: It goes without saying that blood is
important in the eyes of God. It also
goes without saying that blood is the life substance of all beings, and
therefore when the Bible talks about the blood of Jesus Christ, I believe it is
talking about the life of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ gave up that life in order for me
to have eternal life, He gave up heaven to come to earth so that one day I will
escape this sinful earth to go to His heaven and that is a truth that is well
worth my time to ponder for all of eternity.
The Word of God was indeed refreshing to my soul today as I
read and studied it.
My
Steps of Faith Today: To
trust the Lord with the things that are going on with our investments that the
Lord will be in the midst’s of them. To
trust the Lord to bring about the aspects of His courage and compassion into
the fabric of my life.
Memory verses for the week:
Psalm 40:9-11 & 1John 4:18
9.
I have proclaimed glade tidings of righteousness in the
great congregation; Behold, I will not restrain my lips, O LORD, Thou knowest.
10. I
have not hidden Thy righteousness within my heart; I have spoken of Thy
faithfulness and Thy salvation; I have not concealed Thy lovingkindness and Thy
truth from the great congregation.
11. Thou,
O LORD, will not withhold Thy compassion from me; Thy lovingkindness and Thy
truth will continually preserve me.
18. There
is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves
punishment, and the one who fears in not made perfect in love.
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