SPIRITUAL
DIARY FOR 11-21-02
My
Worship Time Focus: Paul encourages Philemon to do right
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: Philemon 14
Message of the verse: “14 but without your consent I did not want
to do anything, so that your goodness would not be, in effect, by compulsion
but of your own free will.”
(NASB95) “But I didn’t want to do
anything without your consent. And I didn’t
want you to help because you were forced to do it but because you wanted to.”
Paul
knew that Philemon owned Onesimus and he also wanted Onesimus to minister with
him so instead of using his authority of being an apostle he wanted Philemon to
do what was correct of his own free will.
Paul gave him the Biblical perspective to follow and now it was up to
Philemon to do so.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: The Word of God can show me the correct thing
to do in certain situations but I have to yield to the Word in order to do what
is correct. I have to want what the Word
teaches and then allow it to work in my heart by reading it and memorizing it
and also meditating upon it and then claim it when the circumstance is
right.
The
Word of God was instructive and convicting to me today.
My
Steps of Faith Today:
Again I need to go over to
Wade’s house to help him on his project and I need the help of the Lord to be
able to do this and not fear about it because of IBS.
Memory verses for the week: Romans 11:33-36
Oh,
the debt of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His
ways past finding out!
“For who has known the mind of
the Lord?
Or who has become His counselor?”
“Or who has given to Him
And it shall be repaid to him.
For of Him and through Him and to
Him are all things, to whom be glory forever.
Amen.
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