MORNING SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 5/31/2026
10:02 PM
My
Worship Time Focus: “The
Claim”
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: Luke
5:20
Message of the verse: “Seeing their faith, He said, “Friend,
your sins are forgiven you.”
I will see if I can get further into looking at this
verse than last night as I did not get too far, but what I wrote I believe can
be used by the Lord to bring glory to my Lord Jesus Christ.
John MacArthur writes “One can only
imagine what went through the minds of the people in that crowded house as the
four men began tearing up the roof above Jesus.
They must have wondered what the scraping noise was, and notice the
pieces of the roof falling. Finally, the
men broke through; the daylight streamed in and, to the crowd’s amazement, an
immobile man lying on a stretcher was slowly lowered to the ground in front of
Jesus. It was a dramatic moment, with
all eyes on Him to see how He would react.
“There is no record that either the
paralyzed man or his friends said anything; his need of physical healing was
self-evident. On the other hand, what
Jesus said was unexpected and shocking. Seeing
the faith of all five men, He said to the paralyzed man, “Friend,
your sins are forgiven you” (cf. 7:48).” “And he said to her: Your sins are
forgiven.” “The Lord addressed first the
more significant issue of the man’s need of salvation. Saken with grief and fear because of his
sins, he wanted healing, but more important, Jesus knew he wanted forgiveness.”
Pay close attention to what is written
next by MacArthur “Forgiveness
is both mankind’s greatest need, and God’s most important gift—and the only
means for blessing in this life and eternal life in heaven. Jesus Christ came into the world to ‘save
His people from their sins’ (Matt. 1:21; cf. 26:28), and ‘through His name
everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins’ (Acts 10:43; cf.
5:31; 26:18; Eph. 1:7; 4:32; Col. 1:14; 2:13-14; 3:13; 1 John 1:9; 2:12; Rev.
1:5). Forgiveness is the distinctive
message of the Christian proclamation (Luke 24:47; Acts 2:38; 13:38).” Now I am going to quote all of these verses
mentioned above in the order of which they are in this paragraph.
(Matt. 1:21; cf. 26:28)
“21 And she will bear a son, and you shall call
his name Jesus; for he will save his people from their sins.”
“28 for this is my blood of the new covenant,
which is poured out for many in order to the remission of sins.”
(Acts 10:43; cf. 5:31; 26:18; Eph. 1:7;
4:32; Col. 1:14; 2:13-14; 3:13; 1 John 1:9; 2:12; Rev. 1:5).
“43 All the prophets testify about Him that
through His name everyone who believes in Him will receive forgiveness of sins.’”
“31 God exalted him at his right hand as Leader
and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.”
“18 to open their eyes, so that they may turn
from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may
receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith
in me.’”
“7 In him we have redemption through his blood,
the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,”
“32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted,
forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”
“14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of
sins.”
“13 ¶ And you, who were dead in your trespasses and
the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having
forgiven us all our trespasses,14 by
canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This
he set aside, nailing it to the cross.”
“13 bearing with one another and, if one has a
complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you,
so you also must forgive.”
“9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and
just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
“12 ¶ I am writing to you, little children, because
your sins are forgiven for his name’s sake.”
“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.”
I will stop here as there are many
verses to read and think about, and so Lord willing I will finish this section
in this evening’s SD.
Spiritual
Meaning for My Life Today: I mentioned in last evening’s SD about the
importance of forgiveness and it is worth mentioning again. Forgiveness is the most important thing that
God offers us, and it came with a great cost to the Lord Jesus Christ as the
Father took His face away from His Son and then proceeded to take out on Him
all the sin of the world. For this I am
eternally thankful, and desire to serve Him forever.
My
Steps of Faith for Today: To be controlled by His Holly Spirit in order
to do the works for Him that He has planned for me to do in eternity past.
5/31/2026
10:42 AM
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