SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 08/02/2006
My Worship Time Focus: The Land
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference:
Genesis 17:7-8
Message of the verse: “7 ‘I will establish My covenant between Me
and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant,
to be God to you and to
your descendants after you. 8 ‘I
will give to you and to your descendants after you, the land of your
sojournings, all the land
of Canaan
Verse seven
is a message from God to both Abraham and to his descendents, that God would
establish His covenant between He and Abraham and all of Abrahams descendents,
that is those who would come through Isaac.
Verse eight speaks of God giving the land to Israel
The only
land that Abraham and the rest of the patriarchs ever owned was the part that
Abraham bought in order to bury his wife when she died. In the book of Hebrews the writer says that
Abraham was looking for a city whose builder and designer was God.
The history
of this land is a story that has confused many people, thinking that because
Israel had sinned and was taken out of the land by God that this covenant
between God and Abraham would not to be honored, however I do not think that
that is the case, because this covenant that God gave to Abraham and his
descendents was an unconditional
covenant, meaning that God was the One who will fulfill it regardless of
how Israel handled it. The land does
belong to Abraham and his descendants even though they disobeyed God on
numerous occasions and had to be disciplined.
Moses
foretold of this happening right before Israel was to enter the land, and
Ezekiel also wrote about this in his book, foretelling that Israel would return
to there land in the end times and live there, but Israel would not have the
proper spiritual condition at first, but would later on as Ezekiel tells us
that the last thing that they will receive is the Spirit.
Even while
I am writing this Israel is in a battle for their lives to stay in this land with
one of their many enemies, and I believe that the Lord will give them victory
over this enemy.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: I believe that what I can learn from this
story of God’s covenant with Israel, is that God is faithful even though Israel
was not, and because Israel was not, she missed a lot of blessings. God has promised to take me to heaven and to
live with Him forever, and this is because of His grace and mercy, not anything
to do with me, yet I can choose to live for Him and be true to Him or be like Israel
The Word of God has brought conviction and challenge to my
heart as I read and studied it this morning.
My Steps of Faith
Today: Live for the Lord, and be
used by Him in order to advance His Kingdom.
Learn contentment and be directed by the Lord each day.
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