SPIRITUAL DIARY
FOR 8-08-03
My
Worship Time Focus: Sacrifices we Offer
to God
Bible
Reading & Meditation
Reference: Hebrews
13:15-16
Message
of the verse: “15 Through Him then,
let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of
lips that give thanks to His name. 16
And do not neglect doing good and sharing; for with such sacrifices God is
pleased.” (NASB) “With Jesus’ help, let us continually offer
our sacrifice of praise to God by proclaiming the glory of his name. Don’t forget to do good and to share what you
have with those in need, for such sacrifices are very pleasing to God.” (NLT)
Dr.
Wiersbe entitled this section “Sharing in spiritual worship.” The spiritual worship that is contained in
these two verses is the sacrifice of praise to God, and also the sacrifice of
sharing and doing good. These are two
spiritual sacrifices, along with offering our bodies as living sacrifices, that
the believer can now offer to God under the New Covenant. The readers of this original letter were
thinking of going back into Judaism because of the persecution that they were
under from the unbelieving Jews. The
writer is encouraging them to not give up on their new faith even though
persecution has come, and he advises them to help others through this by
sacrifices of helps and to also praise the Lord for one day they would be in
the new city that the Lord will provide for them.
Spiritual
meaning for my life today: The NT
sacrifices of the believers are spiritual sacrifices, meaning they can only be
given by the power of the Holy Spirit.
By allowing the Spirit to have control of my life and being sensitive to
His leading I can offer these sacrifices to God and He will be pleased with
them. If I try and do it on my own then
I am trying to help God, and God never needs any help, only my obedience.
The Word of God has been refreshing, challenging, and
convicting to me as I read it this morning.
My
Steps of Faith Today: To
listen to the Spirit of the Lord as He speaks to me through His Word, and in my
heart, that I might obey Him in all that He wants me to do.
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