SPIRITUAL
DIARY FOR 06-12-03
My
Worship Time Focus: Faith to walk through
the sea
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: Hebrews 11:29
1. Message of the verse: “29 By faith they passed through the Red sea
as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.” (NAS)
“It was by faith that the people of Israel went right through the Red
Sea as though they were on dry ground.
But when the Egyptians followed, they were all drowned.” (NLT)
Moses was
God’s leader of the nation of Israel, and it might be good at this time to
bring up about how those seventy people who went down into Egypt as a large
family came out of Egypt 400 years latter as a nation. It was through the pain and suffering of the
Egyptian taskmasters that formed this large family into a nation. The multiplied very rapidly because the law
about marring close relatives had not yet been given by God because, as some
believe the gene pool of the human race hand not yet fallen to the point that
close relatives could have children.
Meanwhile back to the subject of this verse. It must have taken a tremendous amount of
“Bible Faith” to walk across that sea even when they saw the waters parting,
because how would they have known that those walls of water might not fall back
down when they were in the middle of sea.
This is where their faith in what Moses had told them came into what is
called walking by faith, for that is what they had to do to get to the other
side of the sea. Remember that true
Bible faith is: believing the Word of God, (and that is exactly what Moses was
giving to them), in spite of circumstances and consequences.
2. Spiritual meaning for my life today: The Lord
is so wonderful in causing me to be in this wonderful chapter while I am in this
storm that He has sent me into, for in it I can truly understand exactly what
true Bible faith is and then apply these wonderful principles to my life. I have no direct promise from the Word of God
that I will receive our money back from this investment, but I do have other
promises that do apply to this storm.
Promises like, “I will never leave thee nor forsake thee,” “ Malachi
3:10 "Bring the whole tithe into
the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in
this,’ says the LORD of hosts, ‘if I will not open for you the windows of
heaven, and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows.” And “6 Be anxious for nothing, but in
everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be
made known to God.
7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension,
shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” These and others I can hold onto and know
that God will work this out for our good and for His glory.
The Word of God was very refreshing and challenging to my
heart as I read it this morning.
My
Steps of Faith Today: To continue to
trust in the promises that God has given to me that apply to this storm that we
are in, and stand on them by faith.
Memory verses for the week:
Psalm 40:16,17
16. Let
all those who seek Thee rejoice and be glade in Thee; Let those who love Thy
salvation say continually, “The Lord be magnified!”
17. Since
I am afflicted and needy, let the Lord be mindful of me: Thou art my help and
my deliverer, Do not delay, O my God.
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