Pensamento:
Ódio - uma palavra forte e poderosa. Não devemos odiar ninguém. Devemos odiar o mal. É uma combinação difícil, mas absolutamente necessária. O mal está aqui por causa de Satanás - o campeão do ódio, mentiras e morte. Então, quando o mal aparece com toda sua feiura, sejamos corajosos para opor Satanás e sua obra. No processo, vamos orar para aqueles que estão presos nos tentáculos do mal, mesmos que eles nos considerem inimigos.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Hate — what a bold and powerful word. Jesus does not want us to hate people, not even our enemies (Matthew 5:43-48). However, we MUST HATE evil and the evil one. While balancing our hatred of the evil one with our love for others can be challenging, it is absolutely vital. Evil is here because of the evil one — the champion of hate, lies, murder, and death (John 8:44). We can and must daily pray for deliverance from evil and the evil one (Matthew 5:13). So, when evil rears its ugly head, let's be courageous and oppose the evil one and his work. As we resist the evil one, he will flee from us (James 4:7) as we draw near to God and are strengthened by his presence (James 4:8; Hebrews 10:22). Let's choose to be used by God to be redemptive as we pray for those trapped by evil and the evil one's tentacles. In so doing, we are not overcome by evil and the evil one, but we overcome evil with good (Romans 12:21).
Oração:
Todo Poderoso Deus, faça com que meu coração doa com o mal no meu mundo. Dê-me uma revolta santa às coisas contra sua vontade e caráter. Mas Pai, assim como o Senhor me redimiu pela graça, e me resgatou enquanto preso ao pecado, dê-me a coragem de cuidar daqueles que estão nos braços de Satanás. Através do meu Salvador eu oro. Amém.
My Prayer...
Almighty God, make my heart pained by the evil in the world around me. Please also give me a holy revulsion to things opposed to your will and character that emanate from the evil one and propagate evil in your world. At the same time, dear Father, I know that you redeemed me by grace and rescued me while I was a captive to sin and the evil one. So, please give me the courage and compassion to care for those in the evil one's embrace and are captive to his evil ways. Please bless me as I try to balance my absolute disdain for the evil one and my love for those who have been hurt and made captive by his evil ways. Through Jesus, my Savior, I pray. Amen.
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