SPIRITUAL DIARY
FOR 11/2/2012 10:46:56 AM
My Worship Time Focus: Psalm 133
PT-2
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Psalm 133:2
Message of
the verses: In Today’s SD we will continue looking at
Psalm 133, a psalm of only three verses.
Dr. Wiersbe breaks this psalm into three parts that all have something
to do with the Holy Spirit.
We
Are anointed by the Spirit (v.2): “2 It is like the precious oil upon the head, Coming
down upon the beard, Even Aaron’s beard, Coming down upon the edge of his
robes.”
Let us begin with looking at some verses that will
show us that oil is a symbol of the Holy Spirit.
“1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is
upon me, Because the LORD has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted;
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives
And freedom to prisoners; 2 To proclaim the favorable year of the LORD And the
day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, 3 To grant those who
mourn in Zion, Giving them a garland instead of ashes, The oil of gladness instead of mourning,
The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. So they will be called
oaks of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be
glorified.” (Isaiah 61:1-3) (This is
repeated in Luke 4:17-19)
The
fourth chapter of the book of Zechariah speaks of oil and anointing of God’s
Spirit.
When
the high priest was being anointed to that position there was special oil that
was prepared for this anointing as seen in the book of Exodus 30:22-33) In his commentary on the book of Exodus Dr.
Wiersbe writes the following about these verses in Exodus: “This special oil (Ex. 30:22-33) was used
only to anoint the priests and the tabernacle and it furnishings. In the Old Testament, prophets, priests, and
kings were anointed; it was a symbol that God had granted them the Holy Spirit
for power and service (Luke 4:17-19; Isa. 61:1-3). Moses poured the oil on his brother’s head,
which meant it ran down his beard and therefore bathed all the stones on the
breastplate. What a beautiful picture of
unity in the Lord (Psalm 133:2) ‘Would God that all the Lord’s people were
prophets and that the Lord would put His Spirit upon them!’ (Numbers 11:29)
“Those
who trust Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord have received an anointing of the
Spirit of God (1John 2:20; 27; 2Cor. 1:21-22).
John’s emphasis is on the teaching ministry of the Spirit in guiding the
believer into the truth of the Word of God.
Paul’s emphasis is on encouragement and stability: we have been anointed
and sealed by the Spirit, and the Spirit is the ‘down payment’ of future
glory. If God has anointed us, sealed
us, and given us a foretaste of heaven, then why should we despair of reel that
He will ever desert us?”
Let
us look at those verses mentioned above that speak of all true believers being
anointed with the Holy Spirit. “21 Now
He who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God, 22 who also
sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge (2Cor.
1:21-22).” “27 As for you, the anointing which you received
from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His
anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just
as it has taught you, you abide in Him (1John 2:20, 27).”
When
we as God’s people walk in the Holy Spirit we forget about all the externals,
things like gender, wealth, appearance, ethnic prejudices, or social or
political standings, and we focus on the internal things that have true and
real meaning like loving people, and caring for them, and the worship of our
Lord, the study of the Scriptures. Paul
gives a list of things people do when they are filled with the Holy
Spirit. “22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things
there is no law. 24 Now those who belong
to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by
the Spirit. 26 Let us not become
boastful, challenging one another, envying one another.” (Gal. 5:22-26) When we read this passage we should think of
the fruit of the Spirit as one fruit, like an orange or grapefruit that has
sections in, sections like love, joy, peace, and the rest of the things written
in verses 22-23.
Spiritual meaning for my life
today: Unity is something
that I believe all of us need to work on and I put myself in that category in a
big way. The key to all of this is the
Word of God, and having the Spirit of God transform my life into a life that
pleases Him through the Word of God.
“For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged
sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints
and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”
My Steps of Faith for
Today: Contentment and being transformed
by the renewing of my mind.
Memory verses for the
week: Psalm 130:1-2
1 Out of the depts. I cried to You O
LORD. 2 Lord hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my
supplications.
11/2/2012 11:56:19 AM
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