EVENING SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 10/26/2025 8:06 PM
My Worship Time Focus: “Spiritual Growth Brings Practical Results”
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: 2 Peter 1:8-11
Message of the verses: “8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that you shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But he that lacks these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and has forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. 10 Why the rather, brothers, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if you do these things, you shall never fall: 11 For so an entrance shall be ministered to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” (AKJV)
I mentioned that I may go back to Dr. Wiersbe’s commentary to look at what he has to say, and that is what I am doing, but John MacArthur’s commentaries over lab with Dr. Wiersbe’s, and so I will go back and look at verses 8-11 from Dr. Wiersbe’s commentary. I will begin with a short introduction to these verses and then cover what is in verse 8 which he entitles “Fruitfulness” (v. 8), I have used the AKJV of the Bible as mentioned that Dr. Wiersbe always uses the KJV.
“VISION” (V. 9)
“9 But he that lacks these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and has forgotten that he was purged from his old sins” (NKJV). “9 For he who lacks these qualities is blind or short-sighted, having forgotten his purification from his former sins” (NASB 95).
Dr. Wiersbe writes: Nutritionists tell us that diet can certainly affect vision and this is especially true in the spiritual realm. The unsaved person is in the dark because Satan has blinded his mind (2 Cor. 4:3-4).” “3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, 4 in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.” “A person has to be born again before his eyes are opened and he can see the kingdom of God (John 3:3).” “3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.’” “But after our eyes are opened, it is important that we increase our vision and see all that God wants us to see. The phrase cannot see afar ‘shortsighted.’ It is the picture of somebody closing or squinting his eyes, unable to see at a distance.
“There are Christians who see only their own church, or their own denomination, but who fail to see the greatness of God’s family around the world. Some believers see the needs at home but have no vision for a lost world. Someone asked Phillips Brooks what he would do to revive a dead church, and he replied, ‘I would preach a missionary sermon and take up a collection!’ Jesus admonished His disciples, ‘Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields: for they are white already to harvest’ (John 4:35).
“Some congregations today are like the church at Laodicea: They are proud that they are ‘rich and increased with goods, and have need of nothing, and do not realize that they are wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked’ (Rev. 3:17). It is a tragedy to be ‘spiritually nearsighted,’ but it is even a greater tragedy to be blind!
“If we forget what God has done for us, we will not be excited to share Christ with others. Through the blood of Jesus Christ we have been purged and forgiven! God has opened our eyes! Let’s not forget what He has done! Rather, let’s cultivate gratitude in our hearts and sharpen our spiritual vision. Life is too brief and the needs of the world too great for God’s people to be walking around with their eyes closed.”
10/26/2025 8:29 PM
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