SPIRITUAL DIARY 08-11-2006
My Worship Time Focus: Another New Name
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Genesis 17:15-17
Message of the verse: “15 Then God said to Abraham, ‘As for Sarai
your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. 16 ‘I will bless her, and indeed I will give
you a son by her. Then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations;
kings of peoples will come from her.’ 17
Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, ‘Will a child
be born to a man one hundred years old? And will Sarah, who is ninety years
old, bear a child?’”
In
this section God changes the name of Sarai to Sarah, and it is unclear what the
meaning of Sarai is, but Sarah means “princess,” and indeed Sara was a princess
for she became the mother of Kings and is in the bloodline of the Lord Jesus
Christ being the mother of Isaac.
The
role of Sarah in the Scriptures is a very big one, and her example of being a
wife and a mother can be looked at as a very great role model. Peter speaks of it in his writings. (1Peter 3:1-6)
“1 In the
same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of
them are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the
behavior of their wives, 2 as they observe your chaste and respectful behavior.
3 Your adornment must not be merely external-braiding the hair, and
wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses; 4 but let it be the hidden
person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet
spirit, which is precious in the sight of God. 5 For in this way in former
times the holy women also, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, being
submissive to their own husbands; 6 just
as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, and you have become her children if
you do what is right without being frightened by any fear.”
The
role of motherhood and being a parent is a very important one in the Scriptures
and it is a shame that it is not looked upon as being important in today’s
society, for many times children are a burden to the parents and far to many
times the womb is turned into a graveyard today which saddens the heart of God
and as a nation we will one day pay for those many sins. Psalm 139:13-18 gives a wonderful picture of
the importance of the womb: “13 For You
formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb. 14 I will give thanks to You, for I am
fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it
very well. 15 My frame was not hidden
from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the depths of
the earth; 16 Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; And in Your book were all written The days that were
ordained for me, When
as yet there was not one of them.17 How precious also are Your thoughts
to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand. When I awake,
I am still with You.”
Spiritual meaning for my life today: There are times when I think back on when we
took into our own hands as husband and wife the decision of not having any more
children, and under the circumstances humanly speaking, it was a correct
decision, yet could it have been that our faith was not strong enough at the
time, and I am sure that selfishness came in on my part. Selfishness is a sin that I commit far to
many times.
The Word of God has brought
conviction to my heart as I read it and studied it this morning.
My Steps of Faith Today:
Trust the Lord to take away my selfishness today, and throughout the rest
of my life, and trust the Lord to teach me contentment and to direct my path
each day.
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