SPIRITUAL
DIARY FOR 6-14-02
My
Worship Time Focus: Your sin will find
you out
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: 1Timothy 5:24,25
Message
of the verse: “24 The sins of some men are quite evident, going
before them to judgment; for others, their sins follow after.25 Likewise also, deeds that are good are quite
evident, and those which are otherwise cannot be concealed.” What I think that Paul is telling Timothy is
that you cannot tell a book by its cover.
He is still writing about qualifications for an elder in these two
verses and he says that in some cases a persons sin will be evident so that it
will be easy to see them, in the same way some men’s good works are evident and
will be easy to see them. However
sometimes the sin or the good works will come out latter on in the process of
seeing if a person is qualified to serve as an elder. I think one of the points he is making is not
to rush the process, be patient with is so you can come up with a good
evaluation of the prospect.
Spiritual
meaning for my life today: Paul
seems to be teaching, among other things, patience and this is something that
most every person alive in these United States of America could use during this
time of history. Patience and
contentment must go hand in hand, and I need a little or a lot of both.
The Word of God did bring some conviction and instruction
to me today.
My
Steps of Faith Today: I
have read and heard that if a person prays for patience that adversity will
come to them so that they can learn to be patience. There is some adversity in my life and I hope
that the Lord will use it to teach me both patience and contentment.
Memory
verses for the week: Romans 5:20,21
Moreover the law entered that the offence might
abound. But where sin abounded grace
abounded much more, so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign
through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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