MORNING SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 7/15/2026
10:16 AM
My Worship Time Focus: PT-4
Intro to “The Character of a True Christian”
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Luke 6:20-26
Message of the verses: “20 And turning His
gaze toward His disciples, He began to
say, “Blessed are [a]you who
are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. 21 Blessed are [b]you who hunger
now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now,
for you shall laugh. 22 Blessed are you when men hate you,
and ostracize you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, for the
sake of the Son of Man. 23 Be glad in that day
and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven.
For in the same way their fathers used to [c]treat the
prophets. 24 But woe to you who are rich,
for you are receiving your comfort in full. 25 Woe to
you who [d]are well-fed now,
for you shall be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you
shall mourn and weep. 26 Woe to you when
all men speak well of you, for their fathers used to [e]treat
the false prophets in the same way.”
I continue in what may be a very long section in John
MacArthur’s introduction to the verses above, and I have to say that this
introduction will be very long as I quote the verses that MacArthur brings up
in order to best understand the passage.
“The Lord presented Himself as the
only way to God (John 14:6; cf. 10:7-9).”
(John 14:6; cf. 10:7-9)
“6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and
the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
“7 So Jesus again said to them, "Truly,
truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who came before me are thieves and
robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9 I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he
will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.”
“He
claimed to be the bread of life (John 6:35, 51), the good shepherd, who lays
down His life for the sheep (John 10:11), the light of the world (John 8:12:
12:46), and the resurrection and the life (John 11:25).”
the
bread of life (John 6:35, 51)
“35 Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of
life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall
never thirst.”
“51 I am the living bread that came down from
heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that
I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.’’
the good shepherd (John 10:11)
“11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd
lays down his life for the sheep.”
the light of the world (John 8:12:
12:46)
12 ¶ Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the
light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have
the light of life.’’
“46 I have come into the world as light, so that
whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.”
the resurrection and the life (John
11:25)
“25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection
and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,”
“The
Father sovereignly draws to Christ (John 6:37, 39, 44) those who will be saved
through repentance (Mark 1:15; Luke 5:32; 13:3, 5; 24:47) and faith in the Son
(John 1:12; 3:14-18, 36; 5:24; 6:40).”
draws to Christ (John 6:37, 39, 44)
“37 All that the Father gives me will come to me,
and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.”
“39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that
I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last
day.”
“44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent
me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.”
who will be saved through repentance
(Mark 1:15; Luke 5:32; 13:3, 5; 24:47)
“15 and saying,, “The time is fulfilled, and the
kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’’
“32 I have not come to call the righteous but
sinners to repentance.’’
“3 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you
will all likewise perish.”
“5 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you
will all likewise perish."
“47 and that repentance and forgiveness of sins
should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.”
faith in the Son (John 1:12; 3:14-18,
36; 5:24; 6:40)
“12 But to all who did receive him, who believed
in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,”
“14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the
wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal
life. 16 "For God so loved the
world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not
perish but have eternal life. 17 For God
did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the
world might be saved through him. 18
Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe
is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son
of God.”
“36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life;
whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains
on him.”
“24 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my
word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into
judgment, but has passed from death to life.”
“40 For this is the will of my Father, that
everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and
I will raise him up on the last day.’’
“They will
receive eternal life (John 3:15-16) and spend eternity in heaven (John 14:2-3).”
(John 3:15-16)
“15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal
life. 16 "For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but
have eternal life.”
(John 14:2-3)
“2 In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it
were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I
will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.”
Spiritual
Meaning for my life today: I have to say that I appreciate how John
MacArthur adds these verse references in his commentary on the gospel of
Luke. These mean much to me, and it
shows me that the Holy Spirit is the One who is the Author of the Word of God.
My
Steps of Faith for Today: I am trusting the Lord to give peace to my
wife and all of our family as we are trying to serve the Lord by serving my
wife as she suffers with the cancer that has invaded her body.
7/15/2026
10:59 AM
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