SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 4/12/2018
7:03 AM
My Worship Time Focus: “The Right Presentation”
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Acts 16:4-5
Message of the
verses: 4 Now while they were
passing through the cities, they were delivering the decrees which had been
decided upon by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem, for them to
observe. 5 So the churches were being strengthened in the faith, and were
increasing in number daily.”
I have to believe that as Paul, Silas, and Timothy began
to pass through the cities that there was a great deal of relief, especially
with Paul and Silas, relief that they could tell people in these cities the
complete truth of salvation. As we
continue to look at verse four we see the reason of relief that they must have
had as they were “delivering the decrees which had been decided upon by the
apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem.”
This of course was that salvation was by grace alone through faith alone
in the Lord Jesus Christ who provided the salvation as He suffered and died
upon the cross, was buried and was in the grace for three days, and then
because God was satisfied with the payment of sin that He had paid was raised
from the dead. That is the truth of
salvation, one has to understand that they are a sinner and then believe that
Christ suffered and died for you sins and then invite the Lord into your life
to receive the forgiveness of your sins.
Just believing that Jesus is who He says He is, is not enough for James
tells us that the demons believe that Jesus is the Messiah and they certainly
will not spend eternity in heaven, but in hell.
Salvation has to be a personal thing, something that each person who is
saved understands that Christ did what He did to provide salvation for each
person who believes. God has no
grandchildren, only children.
John MacArthur concludes his short commentary on these
two verses by writing “Luke’s summary statement (cf. 2:41, 47; 4:4; 5:14; 6:7;
9:31) shows the healthy effect of sound biblical evangelism and
discipleship. He notes that ‘the
churches were being strengthened in faith, and were increasing in number daily.’ The goal of evangelism is not to rack up huge
numbers of converts. Yet it is true that
strong churches, established in the faith, will increase in number.”
Spiritual meaning
for my life today: I have always
believed that what I am to do in my spiritual walk with the Lord is to read His
Word each day, to study His Word each day, to pray to the Lord each day, and to
be ready to tell those He brings into my life the truth of the gospel, the hope
that lies within me. I also believe that
God has given me works to do for the cause of Christ, and that according to
Ephesians 2:10, He set these works aside for me to do in eternity past: “10
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works,
which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.”
My Steps of Faith for Today: Trust the Lord to continue to lead me into
doing the works that He has chosen for me to do each and every day in order to
bring glory to the Lord.
Answer to yesterday’s Bible
question: “First” (1 Corinthians 16:2).
Today’s Bible
question: “Peter would deny Jesus three
times before what else would happen?”
Answer in our next SD.
4/12/2018 7:29 AM
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