SPIRITUAL
DIARY FOR 10-31-02
My
Worship Time Focus: The Old Life
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: Titus 3:3
Message of the verse “3 For we also once
were foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and
pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one
another.” (NAS95) “Once we, too, were foolish and
disobedient. We were misled by others
and became slaves to many wicked desires and evil pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy. We hated others, and they hated us.” (NLT)
Some
translations us the word “ourselves” along with we, but this does not mean that
every person has committed all of the sins listed in this verse, but all
sinners are characterized by sin. There
seems little need to go over all of the sins that Paul has listed in this
verse. It is enough to realize that all
believers were once in this same lifestyle and if it were not for the Holy
Spirit using the Word of God to convict our hearts of sin and show us the way
of salvation, then no one would ever come out of this lifestyle.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: It is good to remember this lifestyle that I
had before the Lord saved me. It is good
to give thanks for the new life that the Lord has blessed me with, for He
turned my life around so that the things that I once did in my old life are
just a memory. I am not perfect, but I
am perfect in the eyes of God when He looks at me because He looks at me in
Christ, and having the same righteousness that my Savior has. This is something to praise the Lord for.
The
Word of God was indeed inspiring to me as it reminded me of His wonderful
mercy, love, and grace.
My
Steps of Faith Today: Not to live in fear, but
in the power of the Lord, remembering those wonderful verses about not fearing
life. To walk worthy of the high calling
of which I am called.
Memory verses for the week: Romans 11:33,34: Oh, the debt of the riches of both 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?
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