MORNING SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 2/24/2026
9:29 AM
My
Worship Time Focus: PT-1
“Irreversible Judgment”
Bible
Reading & Meditation
Reference: Nahum 3:18-19
Message of the verses: “Your shepherds are sleeping, O king of
Assyria; Your mighty ones are lying down.
Your people are scattered on the mountains, and there is no one to
regather them. There is no relief
for your breakdown, your wound is incurable.
All who hear the report about you will clap their hands over you,
for on whom has not your evil passed continually? (Nahum 3:18-19 NASB)
Now this morning I begin the very last section of the
book of Nahum, and I have mentioned that once I am done with Nahum, I will
begin to do two SD’s on the book of Luke.
One will be done in the morning and the other will be done in the
evening SD. The book of Luke is the
longest gospel and has 40% of things in it that are not in the other three
gospels and so that is what makes it the longest of the three gospels. I have begun looking at Luke already and I am
putting those SD’s on the evening Spiritual Diaries. I have already written Spiritual Diaries on
the other three gospels and as I grow older it is my desire to go over Luke,
hoping that the Lord will allow me to finish that book.
John MacArthur writes “As God
concluded Nahum’s prophecy, He directed his words to the king of
Assyria. An earlier king of Assyria
had been confronted by the prophet Jonah (cf. Jonah 3:6). But the message of Nahum was different than
that of Jonah. While Jonah gave a
warning of judgment, Nahum gave a verdict of judgment. God commissioned Nahum to declare that while
He gives grace to the humble, He executes definitive judgment on the
unrepentant (cf. Exodus 34:7; James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5).”
(cf. Exodus 34:7; James 4:6; 1 Peter
5:5)
7 keeping steadfast love for thousands,
forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear
the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the
children’s children, to the third and the fourth generation.’”
“6 But he gives more grace. Therefore it says,
“God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
“5 ¶ Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to
the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another,
for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’”
“Because
of Nineveh’s refusal to turn from sin, the Lord determined to pour out His
wrath on the city. Divine judgment could neither be halted nor avoided.
“Having demonstrated that the city’s
defenses (Nahum. 3:17), economic resources (3:16), and military forces (3:17)
could not withstand the enemy assault, Nahum declared Nineveh’s leadership to
be incapable of victory. Nahum
proclaimed to the king that your shepherds are sleeping. Shepherds commonly refers to those who
rule (cf. Numbers 27:17; 2 Samuel 5:2; 7:7; 1 Kings 22:17; Ezekiel 34:1-24;
37:24), since leaders must exercise constant vigilance in protecting and
providing for their people, as a shepherd does for his flock (cf. Luke 2:8).”
(cf. Numbers 27:17; 2 Samuel 5:2; 7:7;
1 Kings 22:17; Ezekiel 37:24)
“17 who shall go out before them and come in
before them, who shall lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation
of the LORD may not be as sheep that have no shepherd.’”
“2 In times past, when Saul was king over us, it
was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the LORD said to you, ‘You shall
be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over Israel.’’”
“7 In all places where I have moved with all the
people of Israel, did I speak a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I
commanded to shepherd my people Israel, saying, "Why have you not built me
a house of cedar?"’
“17 And he said, "I saw all Israel scattered
on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These
have no master; let each return to his home in peace.’"
“24 "My servant David shall be king over
them, and they shall all have one shepherd. They shall walk in my rules and be
careful to obey my statutes.”
(cf. Luke 2:8)
“8 ¶ And in the same region there were shepherds
out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.”
“But the shepherds
of Nineveh had neglected these responsibilities. Instead of watching, they were sleeping, a
euphemism for inactivity and a lack of alertness (cf. Isaiah 56:10).”
(cf. Isaiah 56:10)
“10 His watchmen are blind; they are all without
knowledge; they are all silent dogs; they cannot bark, dreaming, lying down,
loving to slumber.”
“In their
pride, Nineveh’s leaders became complacent.
Their lack of vigilance made them vulnerable. To make matters worse, the king’s mighty ones
are lying down, operating as if they were secure and without any need to be
vigilant (cf. Deut. 33:12, 28; Proverbs 1:33; Jeremiah 23:6). In their overconfidence, these leaders were
lethargic and apathetic. Such
overconfidence would contribute to their downfall.”
(cf. Deut. 33:12, 28; Proverbs 1:33;
Jeremiah 23:6)
“12 ¶ Of Benjamin he said, "The beloved of the
LORD dwells in safety. The High God surrounds him all day long, and dwells
between his shoulders.’”
“28 So Israel lived in safety, Jacob lived alone,
in a land of grain and wine, whose heavens drop down dew.”
“33 but whoever listens to me will dwell secure
and will be at ease, without dread of disaster.’”
“6 In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel
will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: ‘The LORD
is our righteousness.’”
Spiritual
Meaning for my Life today: I have mentioned this before in my
Spiritual Diaries and that is about a song by Roger Miller, and I don’t know if
he is a believer or not. AI states that the name of the song is “Husband’s and
Wives.” Released in 1966, this mid-tempo waltz describes a dissolving marriage
and highlights how pride and inability to forgive lead to broken
relationships. I think you will get the
point.
My
Steps of Faith for Today: Pray that the Lord will not allow
me to be prideful so that He will hear my prayers, especially for the health of
my wife.
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