SPIRITUAL
DIARY FOR 07-30-03
My
Worship Time Focus: Jesus Christ is
always the same
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: Hebrews 13:8- 9
1. Message of the verse: “8 Jesus Christ, the same yesterday and today
and forever.
9 Do not be carried away by various and strange doctrine;
for it is good that the heart be confirmed by grace, not by foods, in which
those walking in them were not profited.”
(Green’s LIT) “Jesus Christ is
the same yesterday, today, and forever.
So do not be attracted by strange new ideas. Your spiritual strength comes from God’s
special favor, not from ceremonial rules about food, which don’t help those who
follow them.” (NLT)
As stated
in yesterday’s “Spiritual Diary,” Dr. Wiersbe stated that it is possible that
those spiritual leaders spoken about in verse seven had been martyred for their
faith in Jesus Christ, and this could explain the reason the writer said what
he said in verse. As believers we are to
heed to what our spiritual leaders teach us as long as it is from the
Scriptures, and we are to follow their examples too, but the source of strength
of a believer comes from the Lord Jesus Christ who is the same yesterday,
today, and forever. Also because of this
truth believers are not to be carried away by some strange new idea, or they
are not to think that by eating certain kinds of food that they will become
more spiritual. In the OT Law there were
dietary laws for Israel, but they were only a shadow of Jesus Christ who has no
come and made them into a reality. The
Scriptures speak of foods in the NT on several occasions, and in the book of
Acts Peter found out first hand from the Holy Spirit that food was not an issue
to being holy any more.
2. Spiritual meaning form my life today: This passage is meaningful to me because of
Pastor Jacobs leaving and our church searching for a new senior Pastor. It does put things a bit more into
perspective as to Whom I am to put my total trust in.
The Word of God was very in tuned to what is going on in
the life of our Church; it was up to date and very helpful to me as I read it
this morning.
My
Steps of Faith Today: I
do want to trust the Lord that His perfect will is going to be worked out in
the choosing of our next Pastor at Grace Baptist Church, Westlake.
Memory verses for the week:
Psalm 121:1-6
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.
6.
The sun will not smite you by day, Nor the moon by night.
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