CHURCH4U2: Verso del Día - Isaías 1:16-17

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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

Sunday, January 5, 2014

Verso del Día - Isaías 1:16-17

Paren de hacer el mal, aprendan a hacer el bien, busquen la justicia, reprendan al opresor, defiendan al huérfano, aboguen por la viuda. — Isaías 1:16-17

Pensamientos sobre el Verso de Hoy

¿Les resulta fácil reemplazar la ayuda a los necesitados con rituales religiosos? A mi sí. Dios no quiere que solo hablemos y celebremos su obras, quiere que cuidemos a los demás como él lo hace. Cuando vemos a Jesús hablar de su ministerio en Lucas 4:18-19 o a Santiago hablar de lo que le agrada a Dios (Santiago 1:26-27) debemos reconocer que la fe verdadera se define en tratar a los demás como lo haría Dios. El versículo de hoy define lo que Dios hace y nos instruye hacer lo mismo.

Mi oración

Oh Gran Dios de todo consuelo, abre mi ojos hoy para ver a los que necesitan tu amor, y dame la atención, tiempo y compasión de servirles. Que la obra de Jesús se revele en mi vida. 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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