SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 08/01/2006
My Worship Time Focus:
New Name
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference:
Genesis 17:3-6
Message of the verse: “3 Abram fell on his face, and God talked
with him, saying, 4‘As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, And you will be
the father of a multitude of nations. 5
‘No longer shall your name be called Abram, But your name shall be Abraham; For
I will make you the father of a multitude of nations. 6 ‘I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and
I will make nations of you, and kings will come forth from you.’”
Verse three shows the humility of
Abraham as he bows down before the Lord.
Remember that it had been thirteen years since the Lord had spoke to
Abraham, and now Ishmael would be close to thirteen years of age.
In verses four and five God changes
Abram’s name to Abraham, this means the father of many or of a multitude, while
Abram means exalted father. Abraham and
Sarah had only one son at this time and the son was not even Sarah’s so this
all took a great deal of faith to believe what the Lord had just told him.
When you look at this covenant that
the Lord had made with Abraham it is truly amazing, for it is still in effect
today, even though many would not believe so.
Abraham is the father of both the
Jews and the Arabs, and is the father of the nations listed in Genesis 25, and
he is also the spiritual father of all believers who have trusted the Lord
Jesus Christ as their personal Savior.
(See Gal. 3:6-9) “6 Even so Abraham
BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS.7 Therefore, be sure
that it is those who are of faith who are sons of Abraham.8 The Scripture,
foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel
beforehand to Abraham, saying, "ALL THE NATIONS WILL BE BLESSED IN
YOU."9 So then those who are of faith are blessed with Abraham, the
believer.”
Spiritual meaning for my life today: Galatians 3:6 is a quotation from Genesis 15:6
and it tells me that Abraham truly had a lot of faith in God, and his faith can
be seen throughout the entire Bible at different places. The things that were promised to Abraham are
still happening, and will continue to happen all the way through the time when
this earth is around. Abraham is my
spiritual father, and that makes me very happy, for he is a wonderful example
of how to walk by faith, and by learning his story and the things that it
teaches will make me a better follower of the Lord.
The Word of God
has been very refreshing to my as I read and studied it this morning.
My Steps of Faith
Today: Continue to learn
contentment, continue to follow the Lord, and continue to live a life that will
be pleasing to the Lord.
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