SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 7/20/2017
9:21 AM
My Worship Time Focus:
PT-3 Be Humble
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: 1 Peter
5:5-7
Message of the
verses: “5 You younger men,
likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with
humility toward one another, for GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE
TO THE HUMBLE. 6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that
He may exalt you at the proper time, 7 casting all your anxiety on Him, because
He cares for you.”
Dr. Wiersbe writes:
“One of the benefits of this kind of relationship with God is the
privilege of letting Him take care of our burdens. Unless we meet the conditions laid down in 1
Peter 5:5-6, we cannot claim the wonderful promise of 1 Peter 5:7. The word translated ‘care’ means ‘anxiety,
the state of being pulled apart.’ When
circumstances are difficult, it is easy for us to be anxious and worried; but
if we are, we will miss God’s blessing and become poor witnesses to the
lost. We need His inward peace if we are
going to triumph in the fiery trial and bring glory to His name. Dr. George Morrison said, ‘God does not make
His children carefree in order that they be careless.’”
Now as we look at verse seven it tells us that we are to
give all of our cares, once and for all, to the Lord. So when a person becomes a believer in Jesus
Christ and realizes the truth of 1 Peter 5:7, they are at that time give all of
their cares, past, present, and future to the Lord. Then when new cares come our way, since we
have given all cares in the future to the Lord, we must remind the Lord (and
ourselves) that we have given all cares to Him.
A good example from Scripture it the apostle Peter who
Jesus cared for on many different occasions, as He even delivered Peter from
prison where he would have died the next day.
Dr. Wiersbe goes on: “How does
God show His love and care for us when we give our cares to Him? I believe that He performs four wonderful
ministries on our behalf. (1) He gives
us the courage to face our cares
honestly and not run away (Isa. 41:10).
(2) He gives us the wisdom to understand the situation (James 1:5). (3) He gives us the strength to do what we
must do (Phil. 4:13). And (4) He gives
us the faith to trust Him to do the rest (Psalm 37:5).
“Some people give God their burdens and expect Him to do
everything! It is important that we let
Him work in us as well as work for us, so that we will be prepared when
the answer comes. ‘Cast thy burden upon
the Lord and He shall sustain thee’ (Ps. 55:22).”
7/20/2017 9:40 AM
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