MORNING SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 7/9/2026
9:52 AM
My
Worship Time Focus: Intro to PT-2 “The Popularity and
Power of Jesus”
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference:
Luke 6:17-19
Message of the verses: “Jesus
came down with them and stood on a level place; and there was a large crowd of
His disciples, and a great throng of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and
the costal region of Tyer and Sidon, who had come to hear Him and to be healed
of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were begin
cured. And all the people were trying to
touch Him, for power was coming from Him and healing them all.”
I continue to look at the
introduction to Luke 6:17-19 from John MacArthur’s commentary, and I am mostly
quoting the many verses that he references in this introduction and so it will
take some time to get through this introduction.
“In the New Testament God also spoke
through angels (Matt. 1:20; 28:5; Luke 1:11-20, 26-38; 2:9-12; Acts 5:19-20;
8:26; 10:3-7; 27:23-24; Rev. 1:1).”
(Matt. 1:20; 28:5; Luke 1:11-20, 26-38;
2:9-12; Acts 5:19-20; 8:26; 10:3-7; 27:23-24; Rev. 1:1)
“20 But as he considered these things, behold, an
angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of
David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in
her is from the Holy Spirit.”
5 But the angel said to the women, "Do not
be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.”
“11 And there appeared to him an angel of the
Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. 12 And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him,
and fear fell upon him. 13 But the angel
said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard,
and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
14 And you will have joy and gladness,
and many will rejoice at his birth, 15
for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or
strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his
mother’s womb. 16 And he will turn many
of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, 17 and he will go before him in the spirit and
power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the
disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people
prepared." 18 And Zechariah said to
the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced
in years.” 19 And the angel answered
him, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to
speak to you and to bring you this good news. 20 And behold, you will be silent and unable to
speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe
my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.’”
“26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was
sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was
Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin s name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with
you! 29
But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what
sort of greeting this might be. 30 And
the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor
with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive
in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son
of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father
David, 33 and he will reign over the
house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end." 34 And Mary said to the angel, How will this be, since I am a virgin? 35 And
the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power
of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called
holy the Son of God. 36 And behold, your
relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the
sixth month with her who was called barren. 37
For nothing will be impossible with God." 38 And Mary said, Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it
be to me according to your word. And the
angel departed from her.”
“9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them,
and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great
fear. 10 And the angel said to them, "Fear
not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the
people. 11 For unto you is born this day
in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find
a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.’’
“19 But during the night an angel of the Lord
opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said, 20 “Go and stand in the temple and speak to the
people all the words of this Life.’’
“26 ¶ Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip,
“Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to
Gaza.” This is a desert place.”
“3 About the ninth hour of the day he saw
clearly in a vision an angel of God come in and say to him, “Cornelius.” 4 And he stared at him in terror and said,
"What is it, Lord?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and your
alms have ascended as a memorial before God. 5
And now send men to Joppa and bring one Simon who is called Peter. 6 He is lodging with one Simon, a tanner, whose
house is by the sea." 7 When the angel
who spoke to him had departed, he called two of his servants and a devout
soldier from among those who attended him,”
“23 So he invited them in to be his guests. The
next day he rose and went away with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa
accompanied him. 24 And on the following
day they entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together
his relatives and close friends.”
“1 ¶ The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God
gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made
it known by sending his angel to his servant John,”
“signs, wonders,
and miracles (Heb. 2:3-4)”
(Heb. 2:3-4)
“3 how shall we escape if we neglect such a
great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to
us by those who heard, 4 while God also
bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy
Spirit distributed according to his will.”
“visions
(Acts 9:10-16;18:9; 26:12-19),”
(Acts 9:10-16;18:9; 26:12-19)
“10 ¶ Now there was a disciple at Damascus named
Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” And he said, “Here I am,
Lord.” 11 And the Lord said to him,
"Rise and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look
for a man of Tarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying, 12 and he has seen in a vision a man named
Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his
sight." 13 But Ananias answered,
"Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to
your saints at Jerusalem. 14 And here he
has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name."
15 But the Lord said to him, "Go,
for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and
kings and the children of Israel. 16 For
I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.’’
“9 And the Lord said to Paul one night in a
vision, "Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent,”
“12 ¶ "In this connection I journeyed to
Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests. 13 At midday, O king, I saw on the way a light
from heaven, brighter than the sun, that shone around me and those who
journeyed with me. 14 And when we had
all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language,
‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the
goads.’ 15 And I said, ‘Who are you,
Lord?’ And the Lord said, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. 16 But rise and stand upon your feet, for I have
appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and witness to
the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to
you, 17 delivering you from your people
and from the Gentiles—to whom I am sending you 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.’ 19 "Therefore, O King
Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,”
“the words
of apostles (Acts 2:42; Eph. 3:4-5)”
(Acts 2:42; Eph. 3:4-5)
“42 ¶ And they devoted themselves to the apostles
’teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.”
“4 When you read this, you can perceive my
insight into the mystery of Christ, 5 which
was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been
revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.”
“and
prophets (Acts 11:27-28; 21:10-11). But
supremely, God has spoken in His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ (Heb. 1:2).”
(Acts 11:27-28; 21:10-11)
“27 ¶ Now in these days prophets came down from
Jerusalem to Antioch. 28 And one of them
named Agabus stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great
famine over all the world (this took place in the days of Claudius).”
“10 While we were staying for many days, a
prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. 11
And coming to us, he took Paul’s belt and bound his own feet and hands and
said, “Thus says the Holy Spirit, ‘This is how the Jews at Jerusalem will bind
the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’’’
(Heb. 1:2)
“2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by
his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created
the world.”
Spiritual
Meaning for my Life Today: Being a believer in Jesus Christ should mean
that you study His Word each and every day, and the way you do this is to
continue to study His Word, each and every day.
My
Steps of Faith for Today: Trust always the things I learn from studying
the Scriptures.
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