EVENING SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR
1/30/2026 9:52 PM
My
Worship Time Focus:
“Practical
Purity”
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: 2
Peter 3:14b
Message of the verse: “spotless and blameless”
I mentioned in last evenings SD that I thought it best
to do this short section in two Spiritual Diaries because there are many verses
to look at from John MacArthur’s commentary.
“In contrast, Peter exhorted his
readers to be both spotless and blameless. As genuine
believers, he commanded them to manifest the highest levels of integrity and
personal holiness (Ps. 15:1-5; 24:3-4; 37:18; 119:1; Prov. 11:3, 5; Mic. 6:8;
John 14:23; Act 24:16; Eph. 1:4; Phil. 2:15; 4:8; 1 Tim. 3:9; 1 John 2:3-6;
3:1-3; Jude 24; cf. Gen. 6:9; Num. 14:24; Ezra 7:10; Job 1:1) When the watching world observes their godly
behavior, the blameless reputation of such Christians serves as an
essential testimony to the transforming hope in the gospel.”
(Ps. 15:1-5; 24:3-4; 37:18; 119:1;
Prov. 11:3, 5; Mic. 6:8; John 14:23; Act 24:16; Eph. 1:4; Phil. 2:15; 4:8; 1
Tim. 3:9; 1 John 2:3-6; 3:1-3; Jude 24; cf. Gen. 6:9; Num. 14:24; Ezra 7:10;
Job 1:1)
“1
¶ «A Psalm of David.» O LORD, who shall
sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? 2 He who walks blamelessly and does what is
right and speaks truth in his heart; 3
who does not slander with his tongue and does no evil to his neighbor,
nor takes up a reproach against his friend; 4
in whose eyes a vile person is despised, but who honors those who fear
the LORD; who swears to his own hurt and does not change; 5 who does not put out his money at interest
and does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall
never be moved.”
“3
¶ Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD?
And who shall stand in his holy place? 4
He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul
to what is false and does not swear deceitfully.”
“18 The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and
their heritage will remain forever;”
“1
¶ Blessed are those whose way is
blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD!”
“3
¶ The integrity of the upright guides
them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.”
“5
¶ The righteousness of the blameless
keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.”
“8 He has told you, O man, what is good; and what
does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to
walk humbly with your God?”
“23 Jesus answered him, "If anyone loves me,
he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and
make our home with him.”
“16 So I always take pains to have a clear
conscience toward both God and man.”
“4 even as he chose us in him before the
foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him.”
“15 that you may be blameless and innocent,
children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted
generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,”
“8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever
is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever
is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of
praise, think about these things.”
“9 They must hold the mystery of the faith with
a clear conscience.”
“3
¶ And by this we know that we have come
to know him, if we keep his commandments. 4
Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar,
and the truth is not in him, 5 but
whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we
may know that we are in him: 6 whoever
says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.”
“1
¶ See what kind of love the Father has
given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The
reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what
we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be
like him, because we shall see him as he is. 3
And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.”
“24 Now to him who is able to keep you from
stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with
great joy,”
“9 These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a
righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God.”
“24 But my servant Caleb, because he has a
different spirit and has followed me fully, I will bring into the land into
which he went, and his descendants shall possess it.”
“10 that they may offer pleasing sacrifices to the
God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons.”
“1
¶ There was a man in the land of Uz
whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God
and turned away from evil.”
“For believers, then, the promise of
Christ’s return serves as a powerful incentive for holy living. After all, future accountability and heavenly
reward are compelling motivations, encouraging believers to continually forsake
sin and diligently practice the means of grace (such as prayer and praise—Phil.
4:6, Scripture intake—James 1:21-23; 1 Peter 2:2, worship—John 4:23-24, the
Lord’s Table—1 Cor. 11:23-28, and fellowship—Heb. 10:25).”
Ok I did finish this section with
its many verses and now the copying and pasting of the verses above will be
just a little different than before as I will copy and paste beginning with
Philippians 4:6 to the end of the paragraph.
(such as prayer and praise—Phil. 4:6,
Scripture intake—James 1:21-23; 1 Peter 2:2, worship—John 4:23-24, the Lord’s
Table—1 Cor. 11:23-28, and fellowship—Heb. 10:25).”
“6 do not be anxious about anything, but in
everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be
made known to God.”
“21 Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant
wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save
your souls. 22 But be doers of the word,
and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23
For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man
who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror.”
“2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure
spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—”
“23 But the hour is coming, and is now here, when
the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father
is seeking such people to worship him. 24
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and
truth.’”
“23
¶ For I received from the Lord what I
also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed
took bread, 24 and when he had given
thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body which is for you. Do this in
remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way
also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my
blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink
the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. 27 Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks
the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body
and blood of the Lord. 28 Let a person
examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup.”
“25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the
habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day
drawing near.”
I hope that as you read this section
that you look at and read all of the many verses which helps to understand what
Peter is writing.
1/31/2026
10:02 PM
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