SPIRITUAL
DIARY FOR 10-03-02
My
Worship Time Focus: Titus: a true child in the faith
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: Titus 1:4
Message of the verse: “4 To Titus, my true child in a common faith:
Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.”
This
verse concludes the greeting to Titus from Paul. Paul calls Titus a true child in common
faith. Titus was a true believer and had
the faith that was common to all who have ever been believers of Jesus Christ
as Savior and Lord. Paul goes on to
write about grace and peace that is only available from God the Father and the
Lord Jesus Christ, our Savior. Paul uses
similar greetings in most of the letters he has written to emphasize the grace
and peace that believers have through God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
our Savior.
Titus
was Greek, and one of Paul’s most trusted friends in the Lord. He went with Paul on a couple of his
missionary trips and also went to Corinth to help settle some of the problems
that were going on there. Paul had a
great love for both Timothy and Titus and mentions Titus in the last recorded
letter he wrote, 2Timothy.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: I think of the common faith that I have
because of the grace and mercy of God the Father and the work on the cross of
Jesus Christ my Savior, and it is the same faith that Paul had and all of the
other believers in the early Church.
Because I live almost 2000 years after the cross it is easy to take all
of this for granted, however blood, the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ and also
the blood of many of the early believers started the Church. I do not want to forget this price that they
paid so that this faith could be given to me.
The Word of God was insightful to
me today.
My
Steps of Faith Today: To remember the privilege that I have because of the
cost of the Lord Jesus Christ and the early saints. To thank God for His grace and mercy he has
extended to me.
Memory verse for the week: 2Timothy 4:18
And the Lord will deliver me from
every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen!
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