SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 10/14/2012
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My Worship Time Focus: Psalm 127
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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 Dr.
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
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