EVENING SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 2/7/2026
6:25 PM
My
Worship Time Focus: “Continual Praise”
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference:
2 Peter 3:18b
Message
of the verse: “To Him be the glory, both now and to the
day of eternity. Amen.
This will be the last SD on the book of 2 Peter, and
in tomorrow evening’s SD I will be posting a Spiritual Diary from the book of Nahum,
and in place of Nahum in the morning SD’s I will beginning my study on the
Gospel of Luke. On my other blog I am
just about finished going over the book of Psalms and when that is complete I
will be posting my older Spiritual Diaries on the books of first and second
Thessalonians. So things are moving
along as I finish some books and then add newer ones. One more note and that is once the book of
Nahum is finished my plans are to then post two Spiritual Diaries on the book
of Luke, one in the morning and another in the evening, and the reason is that
when John MacArthur preached through the book of Luke it took him ten years to
complete it, and when I was studying the book of Matthew it took me five years
to finish that book.
John MacArthur writes: “Peter closed the letter with a doxology,
calling believers to worship and adore God (cf. Ps. 95:1-6; 105:1-5; 113:1-6;
148: 150; Rom. 11:36; 1 Cor. 10:31; 2 2 Cor. 1:20; Eph. 1:12; 3:20-21; 1 Tim.
1:17; Jude 25). They are to give Him all
the glory, both now, in the present, and in eternity.”
(cf. Ps. 95:1-6; 105:1-5; 113:1-6; 148:
150; Rom. 11:36; 1 Cor. 10:31; 2 Cor. 10:31; 2 Cor. 1:20; Eph. 1:12; 3:20-21; 1
Tim. 1:17; Jude 25)
“1 ¶ Oh come, let us sing to the LORD; let us make
a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! 2 Let us come into his presence with
thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! 3 For the LORD is a great God, and a great King
above all gods. 4 In his hand are the
depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also. 5 The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands
formed the dry land. 6 Oh come, let us
worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!”
“1 ¶ Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his
name; make known his deeds among the peoples! 2 Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all
his wondrous works! 3 Glory in his holy
name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice! 4 Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his
presence continually! 5 Remember the
wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered,”
“1 ¶ Praise the LORD! Praise, O servants of the
LORD, praise the name of the LORD! 2 Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time
forth and forevermore! 3 From the rising
of the sun to its setting, the name of the LORD is to be praised! 4 The LORD is high above all nations, and his
glory above the heavens! 5 Who is like
the LORD our God, who is seated on high, 6 who looks far down on the heavens and the
earth?”
“1 ¶ Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the
heavens; praise him in the heights! 2 Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his
hosts! 3 Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, all you shining stars! 4 Praise him, you highest heavens, and you
waters above the heavens! 5 Let them
praise the name of the LORD! For he commanded and they were created. 6 And he established them forever and ever; he
gave a decree, and it shall not pass away. 7 ¶ Praise the LORD from the earth, you great sea
creatures and all deeps, 8 fire and
hail, snow and mist, stormy wind fulfilling his word! 9 Mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all
cedars! 10 Beasts and all livestock,
creeping things and flying birds! 11 Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes
and all rulers of the earth! 12 Young
men and maidens together, old men and children! 13 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his
name alone is exalted; his majesty is above earth and heaven. 14 He has raised up a horn for his people, praise
for all his saints, for the people of Israel who are near to him. Praise the
LORD!”
“1 ¶ Praise the LORD! Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heavens! 2 Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him
according to his excellent greatness! 3 Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with
lute and harp! 4 Praise him with tambourine
and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! 5 Praise him with sounding cymbals; praise him
with loud clashing cymbals! 6 Let
everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD!”
“36 For from him and through him and to him are
all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.”
“31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you
do do, do all to the glory of God.”
“20 For all the promises of God find their Yes in
him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.”
“12 so that we who were the first to hope in
Christ might be to the praise of his glory.”
“20 Now to him who is able to do far more
abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within
us, 21 to him be glory in the church and
in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”
“17 To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible,
the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.”
“25 to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus
Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time
and now and forever. Amen.”
Clearly the pronoun Him refers back to Christ
and is a sure affirmation of His deity and equality with God. After all, the Old Testament declares that
divine glory belongs to God alone:
‘I am the Lord, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another,
nor My praise to graven images’ (Isa. 42:8; cf. 48:11; Deut. 5:24; 28:58; Neh.
9:5; Ps. 93: 1-2; 104:31; 138:5; Ezek. 11:23).
(Isa. 42:8; cf. 48:11; Deut. 5:24;
28:58; Neh. 9:5; Ps. 93: 1-2; 104:31; 138:5; Ezek. 11:23)
I will
begin with Isaiah 48:11.
“11 For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for
how should my name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another.”
“24 And you said, ‘Behold, the LORD our God has
shown us his glory and greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst
of the fire. This day we have seen God speak with man, and man still live.”
“58 "If you are not careful to do all the
words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this
glorious and awesome name, the LORD your God,”
“Then
the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah,
and Pethahiah, said, "Stand up and bless the LORD your God from
everlasting to everlasting. Blessed be your glorious name, which is exalted
above all blessing and praise.”
“1 ¶ The LORD reigns; he is robed in majesty; the
LORD is robed; he has put on strength as his belt. Yes, the world is
established; it shall never be moved. 2 Your throne is established from of old; you
are from everlasting.”
“31 ¶ May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may
the LORD rejoice in his works,”
“5 and they shall sing of the ways of the LORD,
for great is the glory of the LORD.”
“23 And the glory of the LORD went up from the
midst of the city and stood on the mountain that is on the east side of the
city.”
“Yet
various places in the Gospels attribute that same glory to Jesus Christ: ‘And the Word became flesh, and dwelt
among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father,
full of grace and truth” (John 1:14; cf. Matt. 16:27; 25:31; John 17:24).”
(cf. Matt. 16:27; 25:31; John 17:24)
“27 For the Son of Man is going to come with his
angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according
to what he has done.”
“31 ¶ "When the Son of Man comes in his glory,
and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.”
“24 ¶ Father, I desire that they also, whom you have
given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me
because you loved me before the foundation of the world.”
“The only
possible conclusion, then, is that Christ is worthy of the Father’s glory because
He Himself is God (cf. John 5:23; Rev. 1:5-6).
Peter began this epistle with the affirmation of Christ’s deity in 1:1,
and he now ends with the same.”
(cf. John 5:23; Rev. 1:5-6)
“23 that all may honor the Son, just as they honor
the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent
him.”
“5 and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness,
the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us
and has freed us from our sins by his blood 6 and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and
Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.”
2 Peter
1:1 “1 ¶ Simeon Peter, a servant and
apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing
with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:”
“Having reassured his readers of the
certainty of Christ’s return (in 3:1-10), Peter concluded with an exhortation
to live this life in light of that reality (in vv. 11-18). Accordingly, he echoed one of the New
Testament’s foremost themes. In
the words of the apostle Paul:
“Therefore
if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where
Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
Set you mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. For you have died and your life is hidden
with Christ in God. When Christ, who is
our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory. (Col.
3:1-4)
2/7/2026
7:08 PM
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