SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 2/23/2025 8:04 AM
My Worship Time
Focus: “False
Teaching Characterizes Those Who Do Not Belong to the Lord”
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: 2
Timothy 2:19
Message of the
verse: “19
Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, "The
Lord knows those who are His," and, "Everyone who names the name of
the Lord is to abstain from wickedness."
This morning we begin the last danger of false
teaching which is mentioned here, and that it fits those who are unsaved and
ungodly.
As we look at the first word, nevertheless
we can see that Paul is again making his point by contrast, he continues the
firm foundation of God stands. Now unlike
those who trust in a satanic scheme of religion, those who are truly saved, who
are God’s spiritual children and genuine disciples of Jesus Christ, are part of
the firm foundation of God.
Now in this context, writes MacArthur, the firm
foundation of God seems most likely to refer to the church. In the previous letter to Timothy, Paul
speaks of ‘the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth’ (1 Tim. 3:15, emphasis added). The foundation of Christ’s church stands on
the truth, ‘and the gates of Hades shall not overpower it’ (Matt. 16:18).
“On that promise, we have God’s seal. A sphragis
(seal) was a sign of ownership and God has placed His divine seal of
ownership on the church. In the end
times, those ‘who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads’ will be
tormented by the locusts (Rev. 9:4). It
is also doubtless that God’s seal on their foreheads will protect believers
from taking the mark of the beast (see Rev. 13:16).” “16 And he causes all, the small and the
great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, to be given
a mark on their right hand or on their forehead.”
One more quote from MacArthur’s commentary for this
SD as today is Sunday and my Spiritual Diaries are rather short on Sunday
mornings.
“God’s seal of ownership is on the
church in two ways. First, every member
of the body of Christ, the church, has God’s divine assurance of election, in
that ‘the Lord knows those who are His.’
The source of this quotation is not certain, but is possibly from the
book of Numbers. When some Israelites
were about to rebel against the Lord and His appointed leaders Moses and Aaron,
Moses declared to Korah and the other rebels, ‘The Lord will show who is His,
and who is holy and will bring him near to Himself; even the one whom He will
choose, He will bring near to Himself’ (Num.16:5).”
Spiritual Meaning for My Life Today: I am thankful to know that the Lord has
chosen me to be His child, and for that I truly do not understand, but truly am
thankful.
My Steps of Faith for Today:
I am trusting the Lord for His will to be done as my wife has some surgery
on Tuesday afternoon. It is suppose to
be short, but this is something that I have to trust the Lord to do His will,
and to comfort her during and after the procedure.
2/23/2025 8:31
AM
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