SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 1/15/2026 10:04
AM
My
Worship Time Focus: PT-2 “A Prophetic Judgment”
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: Nahum
2:1-7
Message
of the verses: “The one who scatters has come up against you. Guard the fortification, watch the road;
Strengthen your loins, instill your power with exceeding courage. For Yahweh will restore the majesty of Jacob
Like the majesty of Israel, Even though those who empty them have emptied them
to destruction And ruined their vine branches.
The shields of his mighty men are colored red, The valiant men
are dressed in scarlet, The chariots are enveloped in flashing steel When he is
set up to march, And the cypress spears are brandished. The chariots race madly in the streets; They
rush wildly in the squares; Their appearance is like torches; They dash to and
fro like lightning flashes. He remembers
his mighty ones; They stumble in their march; They hurry to her wall, And the
mantelet is set up. The gates of the
rivers are opened, And the palace is melted away. So it stands fixed: She is exiled, she is carried away, And her maidservants are moaning like the
sound of doves, Beating on their hearts.”
I began the introduction to these verses yesterday while I was with my
wife as she was getting her Kemo treatment but did not get too far, and so I
will continue this introduction this morning.
“The
Lord Jesus also affirmed the absolute reliability of Scripture, reminding the
religious leaders that ‘Scripture cannot be broken’ (John 10:35; cf. 17:17).”
(John
10:35; cf. 17:17).
“35 If he called them gods to whom the word of God
came—and Scripture cannot be broken”
“17 ¶ Sanctify them in the truth; your word is
truth.”
“In the Sermon on the Mount, He explained that ‘until
heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from
the Law until all is accomplished” (Matt. 5:18). Christ’s point was that Scripture cannot
fail, not even at the level of the smallest letter, a yodh in Hebrew, or
a ‘stroke,’ a small mark to distinguish one Hebrew letter from another. Every detail of God’s Word will be fulfilled
perfectly and precisely.” Now just think
about that statement for a moment whenever you are reading the Word of God, and
I think about God when I think about that statement, knowing that He cannot
ever make a mistake for He is perfect, and although at times when I read His
Word I have trouble with what He says, I know that it is me who needs to
change, not God. “After His
resurrection, Jesus reiterated that ‘all things which are written about Me
in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled’ (Luke
24:44).” Luke 24 is a very wonderful
passage to read over, and I have often thought that it would have been really
nice to be one of those men who heard what the Lord had to say, as I think that
He may have started from Genesis and pointed out all the different passages
that had to do with what He had just done, that is being crucified and buried
and then risen from the dead. “Because
Scripture is God-breathed, it is inspired, authoritative, inerrant, infallible,
and all sufficient (2 Timothy 3:16).
Given the certainty of divine revelation, believers are called to ‘remember
the words spoken beforehand by the holy prophets and the commandment of the
Lord and Savior spoken by [the] apostles’ (2 Peter 3:2).
“Scripture is absolutely certain because its Author is God, the One who
knows all things (1 John 3:20) and declares the end from the beginning (Isa.
46:9-10).”
(1
John 3:20)
“20 ¶ for whenever our heart condemns us, God is
greater than our heart, and he knows everything.”
(Isa.
46:9-10)
“9 Remember the former things of old: for I am
God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none
like me, 10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the
things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I
will do all my pleasure:”
“Accordingly, the Word of God not only records the past
but also reveals the future (cf. 2 Peter 1:19).
(cf.
2 Peter 1:19)
“19 ¶ We have also a more sure word of prophecy;
whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark
place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:”
“Nahum’s predictions about Nineveh demonstrate this
truth, foretelling details of God’s judgment on the city before its destruction
took place. The prophet recounted the
purpose of this judgment (Nah. 2:1-2), the people subjected to it (2:3-5), the
place it would first fall on the city (2:6), and the plight of the Ninevites as
a result (2:7).” All of these verses are
at the beginning of this SD, and so I will not quote them here. “The prophecy of Nahum was accurate down to
the specific details. While an enemy
would typically besiege a city to starve its inhabitants, invading only after
the people became weak, Nahum indicated that Nineveh’s defenses would instead
be wrecked by a flood of water (2:6).
Only God could have foreknow that Assyria’s capital city would be
destroyed in that way. Thus, Nahum’s
prophecy provides an astounding testimony to the divine inspiration and
veracity of Scripture.” This is the end
of John MacArtur’s introduction to Nahum 2:1-7, and in tomorrow’s SD, Lord
willing, I will begin to look at “The Purpose of Judgment” the first section in
MacArthur’s commentary from Nahum 2:1-2.
Spiritual Meaning for my Life today: It was the words that are in the
prophecies of God that He used to call me to be His own child, and in eleven
days it will be 52 years ago, while vacationing in Florida the Lord used
sermons from Hal Lindsey’s Two Years after the Late Great Planet Earth,
to open my heart and accept the forgiveness that Jesus Christ offered me. I have loved all the Bible since then but
have a special love for the prophetic books of the Bible, especially the Book
of Revelation.
My Steps of Faith for Today: It is my desire to continue to
read and study the Word of God in order to put what I am learning onto my
Spiritual Diaries that then go onto my two blogs, so that people who read them
can grow in the Lord, and those who do not know Jesus Christ as their Savior
and Lord will come to that assurance of being a child of the King.
From David Jeremiah’s Words of Wisdom: “God regards the personal purity of man more
than He regards any sacrifice or any ceremony.” E. M. Bounds
The eyes of the Lord are in every
place, keeping watch on the evil and the Good.” (Proverbs 15:3).
1/15/2026 10:44 AM
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