SPIRITUAL
DIARY FOR 01-23-03
My
Worship Time Focus: A promise Remains
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: Hebrews 4:1
1. Message of the verse: “Therefore, since a promise remains of
entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of
it.” (NKJV) “God’s promise of entering His place of rest
still stands, so we ought to tremble with fear that some of you might fail to
get there. (NLT)
The writer
says that there still remains the promise of entering into His rest. He goes on to say that those who have not
entered His rest should fear lest you come short of it. The rest that I believe that the writer is
talking of hear is a picture of the rest that the first generation of Israel
that came out of Egypt did not enter because of unbelief. The rest for believers today, I believe is
the rest of trusting the Lord to lead and guide the believer. There is a rest when a person believes in
Christ for salvation, and that is salvation rest. It seems to me that the writer is writing to
those who are already believers in Christ and so he must be speaking of the
rest one receives when he trusts the Lord each day for his daily walk with Him.
2. Spiritual meaning for my life today: I to need to fear lest I do not enter this
rest of walking with the Lord day by day, knowing that He is the only one who
gives me the grace to obey Him and to live my life totally for Him.
The Word of God did bring conviction to me today and also
it was refreshing to me to realize that I can still enter into His rest.
My Steps
of Faith Today: Even though I
did have trouble with my IBS this morning as I went over to give Dave his key I
still have a desire in my heart to trust the Lord and to give thanks even for
these problems that I experience from time to time with IBS.
Memory verse for the week:
Romans 12:5
So in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member
belongs to all the others.
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