SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 10/24/2012
10:22:27 AM
My Worship Time Focus: Psalm 130
PT-2
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Psalm 130:3-8
Message of
the verses: In Today’s Spiritual Diary we will continue
to look at the 130th Psalm. I
want to quote what Warren Wiersbe wrote at the end of his introductory
commentary so we can better understand the direction we are going in as we
continue to look at this psalm. “No
matter what our need, when we call upon the Lord in faith, He hears us and
makes the changes needed in our lives.”
From Guilt to Forgiveness (vv. 3-4)
“3 If You, LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord,
who could stand? 4 But there is
forgiveness with You, That You may be feared.”
I can say that these two
verses are very precious to all who know the Lord, for in them we see the
forgiveness that God has given to us, and that brings peace to our hearts.
In this section we have
moved from the sea to the courtroom.
The word mark means to keep
and have charge of and God is perfectly able to do this, however as we continue
to read the verses we see that God is also ready to forgive us. As we look at the portion in the Scriptures
that tells us about what is called “The White Throne Judgment,” we see that
although God is able to remember the sins of those who stand before him there,
and all who do not accept the forgiveness that is offered by God through Jesus
Christ will stand there, God opens the books and those there will have a chance
to plead their case before God. How will
they do this? They will speak of the
good works that they have done “for the Lord,” but they will not have the
forgiveness necessary to enter into heaven because they turned down the offer
that God gives to have salvation through the work that Jesus Christ did on the
cross.
Dr. Wiersbe concludes this
section by stating, “If you take seriously the guilt of sin, you will take
seriously the grace of forgiveness. Salvatio is a serious and costly
transaction.”
From Darkness to Light (vv 5-6)
5 ¶ I wait for the LORD, my soul does wait, And
in His word do I hope. 6 My soul waits
for the Lord More than the watchmen for the morning; Indeed, more than the
watchmen for the morning.”
In this section we have moved from the
courtroom to the city walls where we find that the watchman are doing their job
by being alert when the look out into the darkness in order to make sure that
there is no danger approaching. The
guards have no way of making the sun rise any faster than it will rise, but
when the sun finally rises they can again rejoice because they are still safe
from another night.
As we look at a person who
does not know Jesus Christ as their Savior and then they come to know Him it is
like the night is now gone and the Light of the Lord is now shining upon them
as they come to know the Lord. Jesus
stated that He is the light in the Gospel of John. Peter writes, “But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A
royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God’s OWN POSSESSION, so that you
may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
(1Peter 2:9).” What a wonderful joy to
be in His marvelous light.
From to Bondage to Freedom (vv. 7-8)
“7 O Israel, hope in the LORD; For with the LORD
there is lovingkindness, And with Him is abundant redemption. 8 And He will
redeem Israel From all his iniquities.”
We now move to the slave
market and the key word in this section is redemption. Redemption means “setting someone free by paying
a price.” When the Lord Jesus Christ
finished His work that the Father had sent Him to accomplish He said from the
cross “It is finished.” After He said
this He died. “John 19:30 Therefore when
Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And He
bowed His head and gave up His spirit.” I
want to look at the Greek word that is translated “it is finished.” The reason that I want to look at this word
is because it was stamped on a prisoner’s charges that were brought against him
after he was released from prison and that word in the Greek is “teleo.” The English/Greek dictionary that I use
states this at the end of the definitions for this word, “Christ satisfied
God’s justice by dying for all to pay for the sins of the elect. These sins can
never be punished again since that would violate God’s justice. Sins can only
be punished once, either by a substitute or by yourself.” This is what redemption is all about and our
redemption came at the cost of God’s Son dying on a cross for us.
Dr. Wiersbe concludes his
commentary on this psalm by writing, “The psalmist saw a future redemption for
the people of Israel, as did Paul (Romans 11) and the prophets (Isa. 11, 60,
65-66; Zech. 12:10-14:21). Christian
believers look forward to the coming of Christ and the redemption He will bring
(Romans 8:18-30).” We will conclude this
portion with these verses from Romans, “18 For I consider
that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the
glory that is to be revealed to us. 19
For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing
of the sons of God. 20 For the creation
was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it,
in hope 21 that the creation itself also will be set free from its
slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God.
22 For we know that the whole creation
groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now. 23 And not only this, but also we ourselves,
having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within
ourselves, waiting eagerly
for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body. 24 For in hope we have been saved, but hope that
is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, with
perseverance we wait eagerly for it.
“ 26 ¶
In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know
how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with
groanings too deep for words; 27 and He
who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He
intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. 28 And we
know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love
God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
“29 ¶ For those whom He foreknew,
He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He
would be the firstborn among many brethren; 30
and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called,
He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.”
Spiritual meaning
for my life today: I am so very
thankful for the light of God’s Word that was used to call me unto the
Lord. As I look at what God did on my
behalf I am truly amazed and in awe, for to think that God would send His One
and only Son to come to this earth to purchase my salvation, to bring
redemption to me by dying on the cross.
I suppose that I do not think about this as much as I should and that is
why I am thankful to have this brought to my mind in this portion of
Scripture.
Our Heavenly Father knew
that we as believer’s would tend not to remember this and that is one of the
reasons for the Lord’s Supper, to remind us of what Christ did for us on the
cross. It did not end on the cross for
after He was buried for three days He arose again to life and we have that hope
too. “Titus 2:13 looking for the blessed hope and the
appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus.”
My Steps of Faith for Today: To continue to learn contentment and to also
learn what the plans of God are for me to accomplish for Him.
Memory verses for the
week: 1Cor. 13:8-13
8 Love never fails; but if there are gifts of propecy,
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 prophesy 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. 12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then
face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have
been fully known. 13 But now faith,
hope, love, abide these three, but the greatest of these is love.
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