Pensamento:
Ele pagou uma dívida e eu sou devedor. Graças a Deus, não devo a dívida pelo meu pecado, mas devo aos outros o mesmo amor, respeito e graça com que Deus me tratou!
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Jesus paid the debt we owed God for our sins, trespasses, and rebellious actions (Colossians 2:13-14; 1 Peter 1:18-10). Thank God we no longer owe the debt for those transgressions because of God's grace (Romans 6:23). However, I do owe others the love, respect, forgiveness, and grace that God has lavished on me (Ephesians 4:32). As Paul reminded us yesterday:
Give everyone what you owe him. If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor. (Romans 13:7)
Why is this so important? We are to keep paying installments on the "continuing debt to love one another" as Jesus has loved us!
Oração:
Santo Deus que é o dono de tudo, Te agradeço por não ser somente meu dono, como também por ter me resgatado da escravidão, pecado e morte. Por favor, faça acender amor no meu coração através do Espírito Santo para que possa amar aos outros como o Senhor. Em nome de Jesus. Amém. || http://www.iluminalma.com/img/il_romanos13_7.html
My Prayer...
Holy God, everything in heaven and earth is yours, yet you have graciously shared them with us, your children. We thank you for not just purchasing us from our debt to sin, but also for buying us out of our slavery to that sin, and to the evil one, death, and hell. Open our hearts to the realization that you own us, yet love us freely and forgive us completely. Please kindle love in our hearts through the refreshing power of the Holy Spirit that you pour into our hearts,* enabling us to love others as you have loved us. In Jesus' name, we pray and commit to love. Amen.
* Romans 5:5; John 7:37-39.
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