Pensamientos sobre el Verso de Hoy
¿Este versículo es desafiante verdad? Todos nosotros hemos entregado nuestro corazón a Jesús y nuestro antiguo ser fue crucificado con Cristo cuando nos convertimos en cristianos (Romanos 6:6). Jesús nos recuerda que esta entrega es algo que debemos hacer diariamente (Lucas 9:23). Debemos alejar nuestra vida de pecado todos los días y elegir vivir para Jesús en respuesta a la gracia de Dios. Mientras iniciamos este nuevo año, hagamos un habito espiritual el ofrecernos conscientemente al Señor y gozosamente vivamos bajo el liderazgo de Jesús.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Paul gives us several challenging verses when we read Ephesians 4:22-24. We will take each of these verses one day at a time. Today, Paul reminds us that we surrendered our hearts to God. Our old selves were crucified with Christ when we became Christians (Romans 6:6). Jesus reminds us that this kind of surrender is something each of us should do daily (Luke 9:23). We need to put the old sinful life aside every day — "put off your old self" — and choose to live for Jesus in response to God's grace. Why is this "putting off" so important? Because our way of life before being united with Christ was full of sinful influences and the deceitful desires that the evil one seeks to reawaken in us. So, as we begin this new year, let's make it our spiritual habit to consciously offer ourselves to the Lord daily as we seek to live joyously under his lordship.
Mi oración
Santo y todo poderoso Señor, mi Padre en el cielo, quiero honrarte e ignorar las tentaciones de Satanás. Por favor dame el poder de tu Espíritu y captura mi corazón con tu gracia mientras me comprometo a vivir cada día por ti. En el nombre de Jesús, oro. Amen.
My Prayer...
Holy and Almighty Lord, I approach you as my loving Abba Father. I want to honor you. I want to ignore the temptations of the evil one. I don't want him to deceitfully lure me back into the corrupt ways of my former life before Jesus. Please empower me through your Holy Spirit and conform to Jesus* as you capture my heart with your grace. Father, I want to live each day for you, honoring Jesus' sacrifice for me and yielding to the influence of the Holy Spirit. I ask this through the intercession of the Spirit and the authority of the Son. Amen.
* 2 Corinthians 3:18; Galatians 3:22-23.
