SPIRITUAL
DIARY FOR 11-16-02
My
Worship Time Focus: Philemon’s love for others
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: Philemon 7
Message of the verse: “7 For I have come to have much joy and
comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed
through you, brother.” (NAS95) “I myself have gained much joy and comfort
from your love, my brother, because your kindness has often refreshed the hearts
of God’s people.” (NLT)
In
the book of John Jesus said that He has given a new commandment and that is to
love one another and in the book of 1John there is much more said about love
and its affect on people so the tribute that Paul is giving to Philemon is of
great importance to the very heart of God.
Paul says that he has come to have much joy and comfort in the love of
Philemon and the reason for that is that how he has ministered to the hearts of
the saints and have given much refreshment to them. The word for refreshment is a military term
that speaks of a marching army at rest.
“1)
to cause or permit one to cease from any movement or labour in order to recover
and collect his strength
2) to give rest, refresh, to give
one's self rest, take rest
3) to keep quiet, of calm and
patient expectation” This is from the
Strong’s Concordance.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: It is good to know more about love and the
way that God moves in the hearts of His people causing them to love others with
the kind of love that He has. This is
one thing that I will continue to pray about and seek God’s help in doing
better at it.
The
Word of God was inspiring to me today, as it spoke to my heart, and challenged
me.
My
Steps of Faith For Today:
To do better in my TV choices and to not fear anything but the Lord.
Memory verses for the week: Romans 11:33-36
33 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!
“34 For who has known the mind of
the Lord?
Or who has become His Counselor?”
“35 Or who has first given to Him
And is shall be repaid to him?”
36 For of Him and through Him and
to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.
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