Pensamientos sobre el Verso de Hoy
Tal como las reglas que los padres fijan para sus hijos: no hables con extraños, no juegues en la calle. La guía que nos da Dios no es para restringirnos, sino para protegernos. Sus mandamientos, tanto positivos como prohibitivos, son para nuestra protección y perfección. En ellos encontramos vida. Un ejemplo son las leyes de pureza que se encuentran en el Viejo Testamento que ahora entendemos protegían a los Hebreos de las bacterias y los virus antes de que el hombre tuviera conocimiento de tales cosas. Fueron protegidos sin entender su propósito.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Much like the rules parents have for young children — don't drink what's under the cabinet, don't play in the street, don't walk out from behind parked cars — God's guidance is not to restrict us, but to protect us. His commands, his principles, his precepts, both the positive and prohibitive ones, are for our protection and perfection. By them we find life and have it preserved.
The Old Testament Law had all sorts of cleanliness laws that did not make any sense at all until thousands of years later, when modern science taught us about bacteria and viruses. All through these years, the Israelites were preserved by God's commands when they had no real understanding of why God had given the laws in the first place. God's precepts bring us protection and natural rewards that go with living a wholesome and wise life (Deuteronomy 6:1-3; Psalm 19:7-8, 11).
Mi oración
Santo Dios, ayúdame ver tus palabras como vida. Sé que has dado tus mandamientos para mi santidad y para bendecirme. Utiliza tu Espíritu para ablandar mi corazón y que se amolde más a tu voluntad. En el nombre de Jesús y por su poder, pido, Amen.
My Prayer...
Holy Lord, please help me see your words as life-giving and protective. I know you have given your commands, your will for holiness, to guide me to your blessings and provide me with your protection. Please use your Holy Spirit to make my heart less stubborn and my life more aligned with your will and guidance so I can step into the blessings of living according to your precepts. In Jesus' name and by his power, I ask this. Amen.
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