CHURCH4U2: Verso del Día - Santiago 4:14-15

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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

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Verso del Día - Santiago 4:14-15

¡Y ni siquiera saben lo que mañana será de su vida! Ustedes son como una neblina que aparece por un momento y en seguida desaparece. Lo que deben decir es: “Si el Señor quiere, viviremos y haremos esto o aquello.” — Santiago 4:14-15

Pensamientos sobre el Verso de Hoy

"¡Si el Señor quiere!" ¿Planeas a corto y largo plazo? Yo sí. Pero mis planes siempre llevan un asterisco invisible: "Si, Señor, esto es tu voluntad y tus tiempos." No sé tú, pero a mí Dios me ha mostrado vez tras vez que si me abro a Él, sus tiempos siempre son mejores que mis planes. ¿Debo dejar de planear? No. Planeo con oración, pidiendo sabiduría y el Espíritu Santo para ayudarme a encontrar los tiempos de Dios para conocer y hacer su voluntad (Santiago 1:5-6 y Efesios 5:15-18). La vida es demasiada corta para no planear con oración y caminar guiado por el Espíritu.

Mi oración

No mi voluntad, Padre, pero que se haga hoy tu voluntad, hoy y el resto de los días. Lo pido en el nombre de Jesús. 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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