The Glorious Gospel from 1 Tim. 1:11

SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 2-16-02

 

My Worship Time                                          Focus:   The Glorious Gospel

 

Bible Reading & Meditation                         Reference:  1Timothy 1:11

 

            Message of the verse:  I believe that Paul is continuing his point “that the law is not made for a righteous person but for the lawless.”  He made this point in verse nine and continues it in the latter part of verse ten where he speaks about sound doctrine, and now in verse eleven where he talks about the “glorious gospel.”  All of these things are from God and are good for man for the Law shows man his need for a salvation because he cannot keep it. Sound doctrine from God is needed to show man how he needs to live and what he must believe.  The Gospel is the answer to the biggest problem that man has, and that is that he is separated from God because of sin.  The gospel speaks of the God’s holiness, which means that He hates sin, it speaks of His justice, which means that sin must be punished, and it speaks of His grace.  Grace is God giving to man what he cannot earn of have without it being given to him by God. The gospel is the good news for man that Jesus Christ has satisfied the holiness and the wrath of God by dieing on the cross and being punished for all of mans sins that will ever happen. 

            Paul goes on to say to Timothy that God has entrusted the gospel and the giving of it to Paul.  Paul will pass that on to Timothy and men through out the history of the Church age will keep passing it on so mankind will have access to the answer to his greatest problem.

            Spiritual meaning for my life today:  This is definitely a challenge to me to continue to pass on the good news of the glorious gospel to those whom God will bring into my path.  The good news of the gospel is the best news that anyone could ever be told.

The Word of God has brought forth a challenge to me today.

 

My Steps of Faith for Today:  I want to trust the Lord to work in my life with the fears that I face each day.  I pray that God would bless the efforts that are going forth for our party tonight.

 

Memory verse for the week:  1John 4:18:  There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment.  But he who fears has not been made perfect love.