Pensamientos sobre el Verso de Hoy
"¡Libres por fin! ¡Libre por fin! ¡Gracias a Dios somos libre por fin!" Llegar a ser cristiano significa que hemos sido liberados. Ahora tenemos a Dios viviendo dentro de nosotros a través su Espíritu Santo. El Espíritu nos ayuda a saber la voluntad de Dios y vivirla. Por el poder del Espíritu, podemos hacer lo que ninguna ley nos pudo obligar a hacer: Vivir la justicia de Dios. Somos libres para ser como Dios y para estar con Dios, libres del poder dañino de ley, pecado y muerte.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
We can join the apostle Paul in thanking God for his grace and use the famous words of Dr. Martin Luther King, as he quoted the old spiritual song: "Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"
Becoming a Christian means we have been liberated from law-keeping as the basis of our salvation. We now have God living in us through the Holy Spirit, empowering us. The Spirit helps us to know God's will and then live it (1 Corinthians 2:10-13; Galatians 5:22-23). Through the Spirit's power, we can do what no law could make us do: live up to God's standards of righteousness by the power of the Spirit (Romans 8:1-4). We are set free from law-keeping — not just Old Testament Law, but any law (Galatians 3:21-22) — and empowered to be like Jesus, free from the crippling power of law, sin, shame, and death (2 Corinthians 3:17-18).
Mi oración
Padre lleno de gracia, gracias por todas tus bendiciones hoy. Hoy quiero agradecerte por librarme de ley y apoderarme con tu Espíritu. Lléname hoy con tu Espíritu mientras hago el compromiso de vivir mi vida para ti. En el nombre y por la autoridad de Jesús, mi Señor, oro, Amén.
My Prayer...
Gracious Father, thank you for all of your gifts to me. Today, I want to especially thank you for liberating me from law-keeping and empowering me with your Spirit to a higher standard: Christlikeness. Please, O God, fill and empower me today with your Spirit as I commit to live my life for you and follow the way of Jesus. In the name and by the authority of my Lord and Savior, I pray. Amen.
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