SPIRITUAL
DIARY FOR 03-09-03
My
Worship Time Focus: God’s oath
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: Hebrews 6:17-18
Message of
the verse: “In the same way
God, desiring even more to show to the heirs of the promise the
unchangeableness of His purpose, interposed with an oath, in order that by two
unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have
strong encouragement, we who have fled for refuge in laying hold of the hope
set before us. (NASB) “God also bound himself with an oath, so that
those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that He would never
change His mind. So God has given us
both His promise and His oath. These two
things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to Him for refuge
can take new courage, for we can hold on to His promise with confidence.” (NLT)
The writer continues
to encourage his readers with the assurance of salvation, which is one of the
points he is making in this section.
These verses speak of two unchangeable things, which are God’s promise
and His oath. The word for unchangeable
in the Greek was used in the process of a will in which the person who drew up
the will was the only one who could change it.
This shows the truth of these promises from God to those who belong to
Him. In verse 18 the writer speaks of
refuge and when used in the LXX it is the same word for the cities of refuge
that are spoken of in the books of Numbers and Joshua. These were cities that a person could flee to
if He committed a murder that was an accident of self-defense. This pictures the believer today as he takes
refuge in the Lord Jesus Christ who has paid for all our sins and now is seated
at the right hand of God as our High Priest.
Spiritual
meaning for my life today: I am so
thankful that the Lord Jesus Christ is my refuge and my strength who is a very
present help in times of trouble. I am
thankful that He is my all-sufficient High Priest who has going through all the
things that I go through yet without sin.
The Word of God was very refreshing to my heart this
morning.
My
Steps of Faith Today: I
would pray that the Lord would use the services at our Church to speak to my
heart and that I may bring praise and worship to Him that will bless His Heart.
Memory verses for the week:
Psalm 40:1-4
- I waited patiently for the LORD; And He inclined to me and heard
my cry.
- He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry
clay; And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm.
- And He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;
Many will see and fear, And will trust in the LORD.
- How blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, And has
not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.
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