Pensamientos sobre el Verso de Hoy
El amor a las cosas materiales, especialmente las que son temporales nos puede meter en muchas problemas. Aún peor, podemos llegar a pensar que nos pueden traer felicidad o llenar los vacíos en nuestros corazones. Pero si colocamos nuestras esperanzas y sueños en nuestro Padre, tenemos seguridad para la eternidad y lo que más precisamos tendremos siempre lo que más necesitamos.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Love for things, especially temporary ones, can sure get us into trouble. We can begin to assume that these worldly things will make us happy or fill the empty places in our souls. These assumptions soon become cravings. Acting on these lusts, cravings, and pride then drives, enslaves, and addicts us. Not only do these false allures from the evil one leave us unfulfilled, but they also lead us away from the Lord and the life he longs to share with us (John 1:4, 10:10). Only when we truly place our hopes and yearnings in our Abba Father, seeking to know and experience him in our lives, do we find truly satisfying and lasting life (John 17:3).
Mi oración
Dame la sabiduría, Dios Santo, para mi vida en ti y en los asuntos que de veras importan. Confieso que mis ojos y mi corazón son muchas veces distraídos por lo llamativo y pasajero. Por Tu Espíritu, Oh Padre, enciende en mi corazón el deseo de Ti. En el nombre precioso de Jesús oro, Amén.
My Prayer...
Please give me wisdom, righteous Father, to see beyond the evil one's false advertising — his mirages of life that entrap and enslave us. I ask for the Spirit's help to fully invest in you and what truly matters. I confess to you that my eyes and my heart are often distracted by the glitzy, temporary "stuff" that appeals to my fleshly cravings, selfish lusts, and egotistical pride. Please stir my heart to yearn for you — to find lasting life in Jesus as the Holy Spirit empowers me to know and experience you. In the precious name of Jesus, I pray and turn my heart fully toward you. Amen.
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