CHURCH4U2: Verso del Día

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

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Verso del Día - Mateo 5:43-45

Han oído lo que se dijo: "AMARAS A TU PRÓJIMO y odiarás a tu enemigo." Pero yo les digo: amen a sus enemigos y oren por quienes los persiguen a ustedes, para que sean hijos de su Padre que está en los cielos. — Mateo 5:43-45

Pensamientos sobre el Verso de Hoy

Muchas veces hablamos de los privilegios de ser un hijo de Dios—el perdón, el don del Espíritu Santo y la victoria máxima cuando venga Cristo. Uno de los privilegios más grandes sin embargo es la oportunidad de bendecir a los que nos odian en la manera que más refleja el carácter de Dios mismo. Cualquiera puede devolver el odio por el odio, pero solo un hijo de Dios puede devolver una bendición y una oración por su enemigo.

Mi oración

Padre, gracias por amarme cuando todavía era un enemigo tuyo. Gracias por arriesgar la muerte de tu Hijo para ofrecerme la oportunidad de aceptar o rechazar tu amor. Como has prometido, derrama tu amor en mi corazón para que pueda amar hasta a mis enemigos como me has amado. En el nombre de tu Regalo máximo, Jesucristo, 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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