SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 7/14/2015
9:32 AM
My Worship Time Focus:
The Characteristic of Perfection
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Revelation
11:5b
Message of the
verse: “They were blameless.”
I
want to just say that being a perfectionist is a losing battle as far as I am
concerned, for there is no one who is perfect, except for the Lord and so if
you are always trying to be perfect you will be disappointed most of the
time. However when we look at the
perfection of these 144,000 Jewish Evangelists we see that John reports through
the inspiration of the Holy Spirit that they are blameless. John MacArthur writes “Because they will
trust in God’s power and lead lives characterized by praise, purity, devoted
loyalty, and singleness of purpose, the 144,000 will be blameless. That does not, of course, mean that they will
be sinless (1 Kings 8:46; Job 15:14-16; Ps. 143:2; Prov. 20:9; Eccl. 7:20: 1
John 1:8-10), but they will be sanctified.
They will be above reproach, leading godly lives before all who see
them.”
We
can look at several verses to show us that God desires us to lead holy lives,
and to live in holiness: “just as He
chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and
blameless before Him. (Eph. 1:4).” “yet
He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to
present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach (Col. 1:22).” “For I am jealous for you with a godly
jealousy; for I betrothed you to one husband, so that to Christ I might present
you as a pure virgin (2 Cor. 11:2).” “that
He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or
wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless (Eph.
5:27).” “15 but like the Holy One who called you, be holy
yourselves also in all your behavior; 16
because it is written, "YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY’ (1 Pet.
1:15-16).” “Now to Him who is able to
keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory
blameless with great joy (Jude 24).”
I
am putting some older Spiritual Diaries onto one of my blogs, as both blogs are
named “2 Timothy 2:15,” from the book of Hebrews and I am currently posting from
the eleventh chapter of Hebrews which is commonly been called “God’s Hall of
Fame,” or “God’s Hall of Faith” as the theme of chapter eleven is faith. With this said I have stated that this is one
chapter in the Scriptures that is not finished for the writer actually says
that he did not have time to continue looking at the characters from the Word
of God who belonged in this chapter, and so I think we can truly say that the
144,000 Jewish Evangelists rightfully belong in the 11th chapter of
Hebrews, for if there is one thing that they will do during the Tribulation
Period they will walk by faith one step at a time trusting the leading and
guiding of the Holy Spirit in their lives.
We
have now come to the end of our study of the 144,000 and I believe that they
are a great example for us to follow, to live our lives patterned after the characteristics
that we have been studying about in their lives. It is because of these characteristics that
they will have that the greatest spiritual revival in the history of mankind
will take place as it will be the best of times and the worst of times, best
because souls, many souls will be saved, and the worst for it will be the
darkest hour ever to come to planet earth.
We
will continue looking at the 14th chapter of Revelation in our next
studies as we begin to study about “Angelic Messengers.”
Spiritual meaning for my life today: I desire to
follow the things that I have been learning about the 144,000 Jewish Evangelists
in my life. I know that I cannot have
the same ministry that they will have, however it is my desire to do the things
that the things that the Lord has planned for me to do.
My Steps of Faith for Today: To be a light in an ever darkening world.
Answer to yesterday’s Bible
question: “A ram” (Genesis 22:13).
Today’s Bible
question: “Being made free from sin, one
has fruit unto what?”
Answer in our next SD.
7/14/2015 9:59 AM
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