SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 08-30-2006
My Worship Time Focus: Abraham ministered to the Lord
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference: Genesis 18:1-8
Message of the verse: “1 Now the LORD appeared to him by the oaks
of Mamre, while he was sitting at the tent door in the heat of the day. 2 When
he lifted up his eyes and looked, behold, three men were standing opposite him;
and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself
to the earth, 3 and said, ‘My lord, if now I have found favor in your sight,
please do not pass your servant by. 4 ‘Please let a little water be brought and
wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree; 5 and I will bring a piece
of bread, that you may refresh yourselves; after that you may go on, since you
have visited your servant.’ And
they said, ‘So do, as you have said.’ 6 So Abraham hurried into the tent
to Sarah, and said, ‘Quickly, prepare three measures of fine flour, knead it
and make bread cakes.’ 7 Abraham also ran to the herd, and took a tender and
choice calf and gave it to the servant, and he hurried to prepare it. 8 He took curds and milk and the calf which
he had prepared, and placed it before them; and he was standing by them under
the tree as they ate.”
As chapter
eighteen begins Abraham is found taking his afternoon nap near his tent because
it is very hot in the afternoon in the Middle East where he was living. Abraham sees three strangers approaching and
jumps to his feet in order to serve them.
Now it was usual for people to be traveling in the heat of the day,
however this heat did not detour Abraham from serving these strangers. Abraham did not know who his guests were, but
they were the Lord Jesus Christ, and two of His Angels coming to visit Abraham,
so Abraham was serving the Lord. The
Bible says we are to minister to the Lord first. Col.
1. Abraham
served his three guests personally, and this can be seen in this section.
2. He
ministered to the Lord immediately.
3. He
ministered to the Lord speedily.
4. He
served the Lord generously.
5. His
service was marked with humility.
6. He
served the Lord cooperatively.
Because of
our modern society of hotels and motels and restaurants Christian hostility is
not what is once was when the Church began, and because of this believers are
missing out on some wonderful times.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: The thing that hit home with me today is that
everything that I do must be done as to the Lord, which comes from the verse in
Colossians that was quoted above. To
minister to the Lord first, seems almost like worshiping the Lord 24/7.
The Word of God has brought conviction to my heart as I read
and studied it this morning.
My Steps of Faith
Today: To be taught contentment by
the Lord in my life, and to seek to follow His direction, and to minister to
the Lord first and thereby minister to others.
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