Pensamientos sobre el Verso de Hoy
La humildad no es un valor estimado por nuestra cultura. Sin embargo, la humildad es una característica requerida en el reino de Dios. No es tanto una demanda, sino una necesidad. Cada año nos trae más fracasos en la vida: en la moralidad, en el carácter y en la espiritualidad. Aún en nuestros mejores días, todos fracasamos en alcanzar la santidad de Dios. Lejos de progresar nos encontramos perdiendo terreno. Nuestra necesidad de acercarnos a Dios con humildad se logra en el mero acto de vivir. Así debemos de aceptar nuestra humildad y llamar a Dios, desechando nuestros pecados y buscándolo.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Humility is not our culture's most valued asset or most desired character quality. However, humility is what is needed — not so much because it's commanded (though that would be enough), but because we've "earned" our need for humility through our arrogance and abandonment of God and his character, compassion, and faithful lovingkindness. Every year brings another wave of major failures in morality, character, and spirituality among our leaders, both political and religious. Even on our best days, we all fall short of God's holiness. Rather than progressing culturally, we find ourselves slipping, rebelling, and degrading ourselves. Our need to approach God with humility is "earned." So let's be humble ourselves and call upon the Lord, throwing off our sin and seeking after him. Only then will we begin to see our hope for a brighter future emerge and healing come to the people.
Mi oración
Dios Santo y Todopoderoso, tus obras con increíbles, tu fidelidad abrumadora y tu misericordia y gracia bendiciones más allá de nuestra imaginación. Aun así me acerco a ti sabiendo que me escuchas a pesar de la distancia increíble entre tú y yo, entre tu santidad y su falta en mi vida. Confieso que en mi país, en la cultura que me rodea, hemos creado un caos en el mundo que nos entregaste. Me acerco a ti pidiendo con humildad que actúes en nuestras naciones para que tu gloria se vea. Eso pido con fe en el nombre de Jesús, Amén.
My Prayer...
Holy and Almighty God, your deeds are awesome, your faithfulness is overwhelming, and your mercy and grace are such blessings. I come to you knowing that you hear me, despite the incredible distance between you and me, between your worth and holiness and my lack of it. I confess that I, and my culture and country around me, have made a mess of what you so wonderfully blessed us with. We come humbly, asking that you reassert yourself in our churches, nations, and leaders in clearly recognizable ways. At the same time, we humbly acknowledge our personal failures, arrogance, and rebellion. We ask for your grace, in faith, through the power and loving mercy found in Jesus and his name. Amen.
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