Pray For Us (Heb. 13:18-19

SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 08-11-03

 

                                                                                                           

 

My Worship Time                 Focus:  Pray for us

 

Bible Reading & Meditation                        Reference:  Hebrews 13:18-19

 

            1.  Message of the verse:  “18 Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a good conscience, desiring to conduct ourselves honorably in all things.  19 And I urge you all the more to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.”  (NASB) 

            I want to write about the author of this letter, humanly speaking, for the Holy Spirit authors all of the Scripture.  Many people believe that the human author to this letter is Paul, and one of the reasons is the mention of Timothy in this letter, another reason is the benediction of grace.  I would say that it is not an issue that is worth being concerned about, for if God would have wanted us to know who it was that wrote this letter He would have made that known to us.

            The writer asks for prayer in these verses, and prayer is one of the most important things that believers can do for each other.  He says that he wants to see them again and this is one of the things they can be praying about for him.  He says that he has a clear conscience which is one of the things that he has been writing about earlier in this letter.  He also says that he wants to conduct himself in an honorable way and asks for prayer concerning that.

 

            2.  Spiritual meaning for my life today:  I like the issue of having a clear conscience, for there are far to many times when I do not have a clear conscience.  It seems that there are far to many times when I am to legalistic, and do not enjoy the grace of God in my life like I believe He desires me to do. 

            I am trying to be more involved in prayer in my life, and praying with other believers, especially men.  I know that prayer is something that will change issues and peoples lives, and so I want to have prayer as a bigger part of my life.

 

The Word of God was convicting to my heart as I read it today, and it was also refreshing.

 

My Steps of Faith Today:  I want to trust the Lord to give Sandy and me a good day, as He has been so good to us in giving us thirty years of marriage.  He has taken to unbelievers who got married thirty years ago today, and saved them for His glory and our good.  He has given us two wonderful children, and taken us through many trials and troubles for His glory and our good.  As I look back at the faithfulness of God in these last thirty years I have great confidence that He who started a good work in us will continue to be faithful to us until the trumpet sounds and we will go to meet our Lord in the air, and be with Him forever more.

 

Memory verses for the week:  Psalm 121:1-7

 

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.

7.      The LORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul.