SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 6/29/2014
8:41 PM
My Worship Time Focus: Reconciliation: A New People PT-3
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Jeremiah
31:21-26
Message of the
verses: We look at the final
sub-point from this second main point in Warren Wiersbe outline from the ninth
chapter of his commentary.
A Restored Judah (Jer. 31:2126): “21"Set
up for yourself roadmarks, Place for yourself guideposts; Direct your mind to
the highway, The way by which you went. Return, O virgin of Israel, Return to
these your cities. 22 “How long will you go here and there, O faithless
daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the earth-A woman will
encompass a man." 23 Thus says the
LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, "Once again they will speak this word in
the land of Judah and in its cities when I restore their fortunes, ’The LORD bless you, O abode of
righteousness, O holy hill!’ 24 “Judah and all its cities will dwell together
in it, the farmer and they who go about with flocks. 25 “For I satisfy the
weary ones and refresh everyone who languishes." 26 At this I awoke and
looked, and my sleep was pleasant to me.”
Jeremiah is telling the Jewish people to mark the road
that they are taking to Babylon because they will be traveling back the same
way when God brings them back to Jerusalem.
Now as we look at the remaining part of verse 21 we will have a much
more difficult time in understanding it for as Dr. Wiersbe writes there have
been many different interpretations of this last part of verse 21. I will include his endnote to help us
understand that Jeremiah was not speaking of the virgin birth of Jesus Christ
which is what many others believe he is talking about. “To defend this verse as a prediction of the
virgin birth of Christ is an exercise in futility. The word for ‘woman’ means ‘female’ with
reference to virginity. The nation is
the only virgin mentioned in the context (Jer. 31:4, 21). There is no definite article in the text; it
simply says ‘a female’ and not ‘the woman.’
The Hebrew word translated ‘surround’ (compass) has nothing to do with
the conception of a child. It’s possible
that the statement is a Jewish proverb for an amazing and unthinkable thing.”
As we look at this text we can see that it speaks of the end
times when God will restore the fortunes of Judah along with Israel as we
looked at earlier. How can God do this
one may ask? Well it is all about God’s
grace, mercy, lovingkindness, along with His plan for His people, for we can
see in His Word that He surely does have a plan for Israel and for Judah as
they will be one nation during this time.
Spiritual meaning
for my life today: I am thankful for
the longsuffering of the Lord as I can see it demonstrated in this section of
His Word.
My Steps of Faith for Today: Trust the Lord will give me a good night’s
sleep as I am very tired at this point.
Memory verses for the
week: Philippians 2:5-11.
5 Have this attitude in
yourself which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, although He existed in the form
of God did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied
Himself, taking on the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness
of men. 8 Being found in appearance of
man, He humbled Himself by being obedient to the point of death, even death on
a cross. 9 For this reason also, God
highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, 10
so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven on
the earth and under the earth, 11 and that every tongue will confess that Jesus
Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Answer to yesterday’s Bible
question: “Egypt” (Genesis 37:36).
Today’s Bible
question: “Who offered to draw water for
Abraham’s servant and his camels?”
Answer in our next SD.
6/29/2014 9:07 PM
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