Pensamientos sobre el Verso de Hoy
¡Amor! En la semana de San Valentín, queremos recordar el significado verdadero de la palabra. Sin la motivación y expresión del amor, toda actividad Cristiana es más actividad que cristiana. El amor es la expresión del carácter de Cristo. Que no se pierda en esta época anual. El amor es algo que debemos demonstrar cada día del año. (Juan 13:34-35)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Love!
In the days leading up to Valentine's Day, let's remember the real meaning of true love (1 John 4:8-12) and not dilute it with the many sappy expressions of limited human love, oftentimes based in lust rather than genuine love. I am certainly not against expressing our love to others on Valentine's Day, but it can get so sappy, sentimental, and manipulative. Without our motivations centered on why we are expressing love, all "Christian" activities are more motion and commotion than true love. True love is the expression of Christ's sacrificial character through deeds of love offered to others without expecting anything in return (1 John 3:16-18). Let's refuse to get lost in the annual trip down sentimentality lane. Too many of us forget the needed daily dose of love that so often gets lost in the grit of day-to-day relationships. Let's be loving all year-round, showing ourselves to be Jesus' true disciples (John 13:34-35).
Mi oración
Padre Celestial y Amoroso, gracias por tu demostración de amor en Jesús. Ayúdame a amar como Él amó: generosamente, con sacrificio y siempre para que los demás puedan saber de tu amor por mis acciones. En el nombre de Jesús, oro, Amén.
My Prayer...
Loving Heavenly Father, thank you for demonstrating your love for us in Jesus. Help us to love as Jesus did — selflessly, sacrificially, and consistently — so others may know of your love through our actions and not just our words. In Jesus name, and to love as he has loved us, we pray. Amen.
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