CHURCH4U2: Verso del Día - Filipenses 1:21

Daily Sermon ILLustration-Can’t Get Rid of the Holes

Can’t Get Rid of the Holes Someone tells the story of a boy who was rebelling against his dad constantly. This boy was destroying his own life by his rebellion, but he refuse to heed his father’s words. One day, the dad said to the boy, "I want to show you what you’re doing to your life. I’m going to put a wooden post in our front yard. Every time you rebel, I will put a nail in this post. Every time you obey, I will pull out one nail." The first thought from the boy was, "I’m going to do everything I can to fill that post with nails." And he did. In two months’ time, he filled that post with nails. But he also began to feel the damage he was doing to his own life and to his parents’ lives. With true remorse, the boy began to obey his father. One by one, the nails came out. When the last nail came out of the post, the boy both broke down in tears. The dad asked, "Son, why are you crying?" And the boy replied, "I got rid of the nails, but I can’t get rid of the holes." God the Father saw the nails and the posts of our lives, and He saw our helplessness against sin. So He sent His only Son, Jesus Christ, to gather the nails and the posts from those who would let Him. And because of His love for us, Christ allowed Himself to be nailed on the posts, where He willingly paid the consequence of our sin. Romans 6:23 tells us, "For the [consequences] of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." And this gift comes with God’s Spirit to train us to live holy lives. =(Church Iglesia) Added a new video to Church4u2TV "The Father's Song" http://WorldTV.com/Church4u2TV/?vid=3

Monday, May 20, 2013

Verso del Día - Filipenses 1:21

Pues para mí, el vivir es Cristo y el morir es ganancia. — Filipenses 1:21

Pensamientos sobre el Verso de Hoy

La cuestión principal en la vida de cada uno de nosotros es sencilla: hay algo en ellas que es tan valioso que moriríamos por tal cosa? La respuesta de Pablo es "Sí!" Cristo es la respuesta, la razón y la esperanza. Si podemos alinear nuestra voluntad y corazón en este compromiso, también podremos repetir la misma frase.

Mi oración

Oh Señor, perdóname por las cosas que he hecho o he dicho que han hecho la obra de Cristo más difícil de verse en mí. En los años que me das en esta tierra, quiero que mi vida sea un testimonio de Jesús y su gracia poderosa. Anhelo el día, Amado Padre, cuando Cristo venga victorioso a llevarme para estar en Tu casa. Hasta ese día, utilízame en tu servicio. Venga lo que venga, estoy agradecido porque sé que mi futuro está en Cristo, tu hijo y mi Salvador. En el nombre de Jesús, oro, Amén.

Los pensamientos y la Oración del Verso de Hoy son escritos por Phil Ware. Puede enviar sus preguntas o comentarios a phil@verseoftheday.com.

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