Pensamientos sobre el Verso de Hoy
¿Les resulta fácil reemplazar la ayuda a los necesitados con rituales religiosos? A mi sí. Dios no quiere que solo hablemos y celebremos su obras, quiere que cuidemos a los demás como él lo hace. Cuando vemos a Jesús hablar de su ministerio en Lucas 4:18-19 o a Santiago hablar de lo que le agrada a Dios (Santiago 1:26-27) debemos reconocer que la fe verdadera se define en tratar a los demás como lo haría Dios. El versículo de hoy define lo que Dios hace y nos instruye hacer lo mismo.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Do you find it easy to replace service to those in need with religious rituals? I know many sure seem to do so. However, God wants us not to get so caught up in talking about him and celebrating his deeds that we forget we're supposed to provide hands-on care for others. God loved us so much that he wasn't content just to send us words in a holy book; he also came to us personally as the Word incarnate in Jesus, Immanuel, God with us (John 1:1-18; Hebrews 1:1-3; Matthew 1:23). In Jesus, God cared for people face-to-face with hands-on in love (Mark 1:40-42).
Whether it is Jesus defining his ministry (Luke 4:18-19) or James talking about the kind of piety that pleases God (James 1:26-27), we must realize that true faith always involves treating others as God would treat them (1 John 3:16-18). Today's verse defines what God does and how God feels (Deuteronomy 10:16-18) by instructing us to live as his presence in our world today (John 20:19-22).
Mi oración
Oh Gran Dios de todo consuelo, abre mi ojos hoy para ver a los que necesitan tu amor, y dame la atención, tiempo y compasión de servirles. Que la obra de Jesús se revele en mi vida. Amén.
My Prayer...
O Great God of all comfort, please open my eyes today to see those who need your love and please give me the heart to do so attentively, investing in them personally and giving my time compassionately to serve them. May Jesus' heart be seen in the work of my hands and bring glory to you, O God. Amen.
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