SPIRITUAL
DIARY FOR 04-28-03
My
Worship Time Focus:
5th Superiority: Its ministry
is final and complete
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: Hebrews 9:25-28
Message of the verses: “25 nor was it that He would offer Himself
often, as the high priest enters the holy place year by year with blood that is
not his own. 26 Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer often since the
foundation of the world; but now once at the consummation of the ages He has
been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. 27 And inasmuch as
it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment, 28 so Christ
also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second
time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him.”
This is the title for
the last section that includes verses 27 & 28 in this heading that comes
from Dr. Wiersbe’s book “Be Complete.”
Verse 26 uses the word “appear” and this speaks of Christ appearing on
earth to take care of our sin problem with God.
In verse 24 it speaks of Christ appearing in heaven for us, and in verse
28 Christ will appear again to take us to heaven to be with Him forever. (Next verse for the diary)
Christ did
not enter the tabernacle on earth after His death, but the one in heaven, where
He ministers for us as our High Priest.
Verse 25 & 26 teaches us that Christ did not have to die many times
to accomplish payment for our sins, but only once. The earthly high priest went into the temple
on a yearly basis to offer a sacrifice of an animal to cover the sins, not take
it away as Christ did.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: I liked studying these three aspects of our
salvation that had the word “appear or appearing” in them to show them to
me. All of theses had to happen in order
for my salvation to be complete and this all had to be planed out by God in
eternity past. Jesus Christ is so much
more than my Savior, as He is My Lord, my God, and my Eternal High Priest.
The Word of God was very refreshing to me as I read it this
morning.
My
Steps of Faith today: I
am thankful to God for the messages that He has given to me through the “Left
Behind” e-mails that I am receiving each day.
I have been praying that God would give me more courage all of this
month and that is what this weeks e-mails are about from Left Behind, what a
wonderful God I serve who answers my prayers.
I continue to step out on faith about these two aspects of Christ to be
made more evident in my life, and that is to be more like Christ in the area of
courage and compassion, and to have less selfishness and less fear. To give the problem of IBS to the Lord each
day that He may use it to bring glory to Himself and for my good.
Memory verses for the week:
Psalm 40:9-12, & 1John 4:18
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