SPIRIUTAL DIARY FOR 01/18/2005
My Worship Time Focus: Reading God’s Word
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference: Rev. 1:3
Message of the verse: 3 Blessed
is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and heed the
things which are written in it; for the time is near. (NAS95)
3 God blesses the one who reads this prophecy to the church, and he
blesses all who listen to it and obey what it says. For the time is near when
these things will happen. (NLT)
The word
translated “read” means to read out loud, and thus this book was read out loud
to each of the local churches. The ones
who read it and the ones who heard it were blessed, for they were all going
through some kind of persecution, and this book would encourage and instruct them
as they went through these difficulties.
For Paul wrote to Titus that the
great “hope” of the believer was the coming of the Lord for His Church, and
this book goes into details of this.
John writes at the end of this verse that the time is near. The word translated “near” is translated
“close at hand,” in the KJV, and it means close in the original text. I must admit that I do not full understand
this choice of words, yet I do believe it was certainly inspired for use
here.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: John writes of a special blessing for those
who read and hear this letter, and that is consistent with other portions of
Scripture, for the believer is to read and study the Word of God each and every
day of his life, and by doing this he will be blessed of God.
The Word of God was both a challenge and a it was refreshing
to my heart as I read and studied it this morning.
My Steps of Faith
Today: Continue to read and study
the Word of God and to think about it, to also trust the Lord with the
circumstances of my life that I find myself in each and every day, for He is in
control and makes no mistakes.
No comments:
Post a Comment