SPIRITUAL
DIARY FOR 10/14/2012 8:37:56 AM
My Worship
Time Focus: Psalm 127 PT-2
Bible Reading
& Meditation Reference: Psalm 127 1b
Message
of the verses: We began to
look at the 127th Psalm in yesterday’s Spiritual Diary by looking at
several introductions along with looking at the first part of verse one. Dr. Wiersbe writes at the end of his
introductory commentary these words, “But the psalm also speaks to us today and reminds us of some
privileges we have as the people of God in a dangerous and demanding world.”
Guarding (1b) “Unless the
LORD guards the city, The watchman keeps awake in vain.”
In the 9th
chapter of the book of Daniel and in verse 25b we read the following about what
kind of times the people who are rebuilding the city of Jerusalem are in,
“it will be built again, with plaza and moat, even in times of distress.” The fulfillment of this prophecy is seen in
the book of Nehemiah where we read, “17 Those who were rebuilding the wall
and those who carried burdens took their load with one hand doing the work and
the other holding a weapon. 18 As for the builders, each wore his sword girded
at his side as he built, while the trumpeter stood near me.”
We
have mentioned Charles H. Spurgeon in many of the introductions of the psalms
that we are studying as we look at his introductory commentary. Charles H. Spurgeon was a contemporary of
Dwight L. Moody as they both ministered in the mid to late 1800’s. Moody was from the United States, while
Spurgeon was from England, but they worked together in England on different
occasions to bring the Gospel to those in need.
Spurgeon printed a publication entitled “The Sword and The
Trowel” and it was named that way as Dr. Wiersbe writes, “to build
believers and the church and to fight sin and false doctrine.” We surely need such a publication today in
our country.
Dr.
Wiersbe finishes his commentary on this section by writing the following, “If parents, teachers, and
church leaders do not courageously maintain the walls and guard against the
enemy, our building will be in vain.”
In
the mail that came yesterday I received a letter and a CD from the ministry of
John MacArthur and both speak of the terrible situation that Americans face in
our country during this time that we live in.
A major part of his message came from the text of Romans chapter 1 and
verses 19-32 and in this section, we read in some of these verses a phrase that
says “and God gave them over.”
MacArthur states that the things that go along with this phrase, “God
gave them over” is, and has been happening in this country for some time
now. As we couple this with the
statement that Dr. Wiersbe gives we can concur that parents, teachers, and
church leaders have not been doing the job that should be done in order to keep
the family and the church safe from these outside influences that are mentioned
in Romans chapter one. One of the
statements that John MacArthur made actually startled me, but I suppose that
once I thought about it that it should not have. He states that during the Democratic
convention that was held in Charlotte North Carolina this year that all of the
things that Paul warns us about in Romans chapter one verses 19-32 were there
as they went so far as to try to vote God out of their platform and if you
listened to it they had enough votes, but lied about it and kept God in their
platform. Take time to read over these
verses and then look around at where we live and see the enormous amount of
trouble that we as a nation are in and begin to pray that God will be merciful
to us and bring about another great revival in our land.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: I want to be a better influence on those that
God brings into my life so that I can give them the truth that will set them
free.
My Steps of
Faith for Today: Continue to
pray for another “Great Awakening” in our country.
Memory verses for the week: 1Cor. 13:8-11
8 Love never fails; but if there are gifts of
prophecies they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if
there is knowledge it will be done away.
9 For we know in part and we prophecy in part, 10 but when the perfect
comes the partial will be done away. 11
When I was a child I use to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like
a child, when I became a man I did away with childish things.
10/14/2012 9:17:02 AM
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