SPIRITUAL DIARY
Date: 08-31-04
My Worship Time Focus: We live a holy life because the Holy
Spirit is in us
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference: 1John 3:9 & 10
Message of the verse: “9 No one who is born of God practices sin,
because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. 10 By this the children of God and the
children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness
is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother.” (NASB95)
“9 People conceived and brought into life by God don’t make
a practice of sin. How could they? God’s seed is deep within them, making them
who they are. It’s not in the nature of the God-begotten to practice and parade
sin. 10 Here’s how you tell the difference
between God’s children and the Devil’s children: The one who won’t practice
righteous ways isn’t from God, nor is the one who won’t love brother or sister.
A simple test.” (Message)
The seed
that John is writing about in this section is the new nature that God gives to
all who trust Him as Savior and Lord, and once a person is given this new
nature he will not want to sin. It is
good to remember that all true believers have two natures that live within them
and only one of them has a desire to do what God’s will is for them, the other
one only wants to do wrong things. It is
also important to remember that the one who is feed the most will dominate the
life of the believer.
John
contrasts the true believer with the non-believer in verse ten: the children of
God will live a righteous life because of their new nature and because the
Spirit of God lives within them, and the children of the devil will not
practice righteousness, and this will show because they do not love their
Christian brothers.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: In Warren Wiersbe’s commentary on these
verses, he points out that these verses are not written for the believer to
judge and see if a person is a believer or not, other than themselves. As believers we are told to check and make
sure that we are in the faith. It is the
work of the Holy Spirit to convict people, and sometimes I forget that it is
His job and not mine.
The Word of God has brought conviction to my heart as I read
it this morning.
My Steps of Faith
Today: Trust the Lord to show us how
to get ready for this trip, and also trust the Lord to give us the grace we
need in living in another country for two and a half months. To also trust the Lord, so that I can be a
help to HRSG in getting this job done on time, and that I can be a blessing to
those I work with. Also that I may see
the importance of doing things correctly and following directions of those in
charge of this job.
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