SPIRITUAL
DIARY FOR 01-20-03
My
Worship Time: Focus: Perseverance
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: Hebrews 3:14-15
1. Message of the verse: “For we have become partakers of Christ if we
hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end, while it is said:
‘Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts as in the
rebellion.’” (NKJV) “For if we are faithful to the end, trusting
God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs
to Christ. But never forget the
warning: ‘Today you must listen to His
voice. Don’t harden your hearts against
Him as Israel did when they rebelled.’”
(NLT)
The writer repeats the exhortation of that in verse six. The theme of perseverance is also
repeated. In verse fifteen the writer
again quotes from Psalm 95:7-8. The
first time he used these verses he had his emphasize on the word “today” but
now he has his emphasize on the word rebellion and is presenting the theme of
obedience by using the opposite of that term, disobedience. The history of this quotation is about those
who died in the wilderness because of unbelief, and that means they were
rebellious.
2. Spiritual meaning for my life today: I would guess that you could say that the
theme, or at least one of the themes of Hebrews in unbelief, or a lack of
faith. Whenever I sin it is rebellion
against God and it also evolves a lack of faith or unbelief. I could say it another way and that is that I
do not trust God and that is sin in and of itself. The Lord seems to be making
this point more and more clear to me as I study this wonderful letter to the
Hebrews.
The Word of God brought conviction to my heart today.
My Steps of Faith Today: I need God’s wonderful grace to
get me through this day as I work with Sandy on Dave’s room.
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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