SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 5/7/2016 9:27 PM
My Worship Time Focus: The Assurance
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference: Zechariah 3:6-7
Message of the verses: “6 And the angel of the LORD admonished Joshua, saying, 7
“Thus says the LORD of hosts, ’If you will walk in My ways and if you will
perform My service, then you will also govern My house and also have charge of
My courts, and I will grant you free access among these who are standing here.” “6 The angel of the LORD gave this charge to
Joshua: 7 “This is what the LORD Almighty says: ‘If you will walk in my ways
and keep my requirements, then you will govern my house and have charge of my
courts, and I will give you a place among these standing here (NIV).”
We have
discussed who the angel of the Lord is, and it is none other than the preincarnate
Jesus Christ and it is He who gave the charge to Joshua, and the reason he did this
was because since he had already been cleansed by God, he now has
responsibility , for cleansing and restoration always involve
responsibility. These priests, including
Joshua were not put on probation, for they were cleansed and they were then
restored to service. However there is
something that they need to realize and that is that their service depended on
their faithfulness to the Lord and also to His Word. Realize this:
It is always a privilege to serve the Lord.
Dr. Wiersbe
concludes this section of his commentary:
“I will give you a place among these standing here’ (v. 7 NIV) indicates
that Joshua’s service was in cooperation with the angels of God! (See v. 4, ‘those who stood before him.’) The angels are God’s servants, obeying His
every command without fail, and God’s earthly servants are united with them in
accomplishing His will. ‘Your will be
done on earth as it is in heaven’ (Matt. 6:10, NKJV). God’s invisible messengers play a vital part
in His plans both for Israel (Dan. 10:10-21; Matt. 24:31) and the church (Heb.
1:13-14).”
5/7/2016 9:44 PM
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