SPIRITUAL
DIARY FOR 8-30-02
My
Worship Time Focus:
Paul’s character
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: 2Timothy 3:10
Message
of the verse: “10 Now you followed
my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, perseverance,”
Paul takes
a turn from describing the characteristics of the false teachers to describe
his own characteristics in this verse and in part of the next verse. They are a sharp contrast to what those of
the false teachers are and they are not hidden like those of the false teachers
are. Paul’s life was open for all to see
just as the Lord Jesus’ life was open too.
He tells
Timothy to follow these characteristics of his, to follow his teaching,
conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love perseverance, persecutions, and sufferings. The last two are from verse eleven.
Spiritual
meaning for my life today: Paul was
not bragging about the things that he described in these verses. Paul was like this in his life and I believe
that the key verse in his life can explain why he was like this too. Paul says in Phil. 1:21 “For me to live is
Christ, and to die is gain.” And in
Romans 1:16 Paul says, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power
of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the
Greek.” If you look at these two verses
you can understand why he was able to write about these characteristics in his
life. These verses are things that I, as
a believer in Jesus Christ need to strive for in my life. The one thing that mattered in Paul’s life
was to obey the Lord Jesus Christ, and he certainly did that. I need to follow his wonderful example.
The Word of God was wonderfully enlighting to
me this morning. It was also
challenging to me today too.
My
Steps of Faith Today: I want my life’s
attitude to be as Paul’s was, “For me to live is Christ and to die is
gain.” As I look at this verse I most
times think about the dieing part and not look at the living part. I need to focus on the living part.
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