SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 9/21/2023 8:38 AM
My Worship Time Focus: “The Inappropriate Response”
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference:
Matthew 22:46
Message of the verse: “And no one was able to answer Him a word, nor did anyone dare from that day on to ask Him another question.”
The Bible does not say what the results as far as
salvation to those who were listening to Jesus as He speaks about the divinity
of the Messiah, but perhaps there were people who heard this later on became
believers.
The following is what Mark reports in Mark 12:37 “the
great crowd enjoyed listening to Him.” That
certainly does not necessarily mean salvation for them, but as stated some may
have looked back to this time and then the Spirit of God would convict their
hearts and give them an effectual call for salvation. The truth is that in two days many who were
in this crowd would be calling for the crucifixion of Jesus Christ as seen in
Matthew 27:22.
MacArthur writes “The Pharisees and other religious
leaders there that day were dumfounded but not convinced, silenced but not
convicted, humiliated but not humbled, reluctantly impressed, but still
unbelieving. Doubtlessly they were
thinking that they had been intimidated and embarrassed for the last time by
the uneducated, unordained, and in their minds unorthodox rabbi from Nazareth.”
The truth is, and mark this truth, “Self-righteous
religion has always been and will always be the greatest enemy of the
gospel. Secularism generally is
indifferent, whereas human religion invariably is hostile.” (MacArthur’s
commentary.)
MacArthur concludes this section, which is the conclusion
of the 22nd chapter which we began on July 24th of this
year. “The Samaritan woman whom Jesus
met at the well outside Sychar was the first person to whom He directly
revealed His messiahship. After she
commented ‘that Messiah is coming (He who is called Christ)’, Jesus then ‘said
to her, who speak to you am He’ (John 4:25-26).
That woman trusted in Christ herself and immediately went into her
village and witnessed to others, many of whom also believed (vv. 39-42). But most of the Samaritans did not believe
and down through the centuries have not believed. Today they number perhaps fewer than 500,
and, like their Jewish counterparts, they are still looking for a Messiah who
has already come. Like so many people,
they failed to believe the truth, though the testimony of Scripture is
overwhelmingly convincing.”
Some may be reading this SD and have wondered if what I
am writing in regards to salvation is true.
Well I suggest the first thing that you do is ask the Lord if it is
true. God through His Holy Spirit will
show you whether or not what I am writing in my Spiritual Diaries is true or
not, but don’t be afraid or to proud to ask the Lord if what is found in these
Spiritual Diaries is true or not. The
truth is that Jesus Christ is the Messiah and the One who came to planet earth
some 2000 years ago in order to take the place of sinners as He died in their
place, but even though salvation is a free gift from God through Jesus Christ,
like any other gift you have to accept it.
Take my word that accepting the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord is
the best decision that you will ever make in your life even though it may cost
you things that are earthly, but heaven awaits all who confess that they are
sinners and believe that Christ died for you.
9/21/2023 9:06 AM
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