Pensamientos sobre el Verso de Hoy
Un hombre tiene que cuidarse a si mismo. Si, nos es necesario ser gente responsable. Parte de ser responsable, parte de ser bendicidos, por lo menos como Dios lo ve, es también cuidar a los demás, defender a los indefensos, intervenir cuando a otro persona esta siend explotada. Después de todo, no nos manda Dios a cuidar a nuestros hermanos?
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
"As a man, you've got to learn to take care of Yourself!" My dad's words were worn into my heart as he gave me jobs and taught me responsibility as a teenager. We do have to be responsible for our actions and taking care of ourselves. But, part of being blessed and taking care of ourselves — at least as God sees it — is caring for others, sticking up for the disadvantaged, and intervening when someone else is being exploited. After all, we are our "brothers' and sisters' keepers!" What convicts me most about this passage, however, are the three verbs for me to obey: encourage, defend, and plead. I can't sit on the sideline and hope someone else takes care of the needs!
Mi oración
Oh, Dios, saca de mi corazón el egoismo, aquello que no me permite cuidar a los débiles, abusados, olvidados y heridos. Dame tus ojos de amor y la compasión del corazón de Jesús para poder verlos y cuidarlos. En el nombre del Señor Jesucristo oro, Amen.
My Prayer...
Remove the heart of selfishness, O God, that sometimes keeps me from caring for the oppressed, abused, forgotten, and broken. Give me your eyes of concern and Jesus' heart of compassion to see the oppressed, fatherless, and widowed. O, Holy Spirit, please stir me to action and help me minister to them. In his name, the Lord, Jesus, the compassionate Christ, I pray. Amen.
