SPIRITUAL
DIARY FOR 07-24-03
My
Worship Time Focus: Hospitality
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: Hebrews 13:2
1. Message of the verse: “2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to
strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it.” (NASB)
“Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done
this have entertained angels without realizing it!” (NLT)
In
yesterdays verse I saw love, and in the verse for today I see one of the
outcomes of love and that is hospitality.
The writer reminds his readers that in the OT times people like Abraham
and Sarah, and others have entertained angels, not even knowing who they were
at first, but being hospitable to them just the same. The word for angel is messenger, as Strongs
says, “1) a messenger, envoy, one who is sent, an angel, a messenger from
God.” Dr. Wiersbe says that this could
even mean that if we entertain people that they could be messengers of God to us.
2. Spiritual meaning for my life today: This is one of the areas that we as a family
have not done all that we could have done, for there were times when we could
have been entertaining people but did not do it.
The Word of God was convicting to my heart this morning and
it also challenged me.
My
Steps of Faith Today: One
thing that is on my heart is that at times I demonstrate a heart that is
likened to a Pharisee. At times because
of pride I act like I know things that I do not know as well as I think I do.
Memory verses for the week:
Psalm 121:1-5
1.
I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From whence shall
my help come?
2.
My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.
3.
He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will
not slumber.
4.
Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
5.
The Lord is your keeper; The Lord is your shade on your
right hand.
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