Pensamientos sobre el Verso de Hoy
Vivimos en la era de derechos personales. Pero no tenemos el derecho de ser hijos de Dios. Recibimos ese derecho por la gracia de Dios. Dios pagó un gran precio para darnos ese derecho. Jesús vino a la tierra, vivió, murió y resucitó de entre los muertos. Recibimos esta gracia por fe. Cuando confiamos en Jesús como Señor y nos bautizamos, Dios nos da el nuevo nacimiento por el poder del Espíritu Santo (Juan 3:3-7; Tito 3:3-7). Nacer de Dios, nacer de arriba, nacer de nuevo es el don de ser adoptado en la familia de Dios, dándonos todos los derechos de ser herederos en la casa de Dios (Gálatas 3:26-4:7).
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
We live in a time and culture obsessed with individual rights. "It's my right to ___." Just fill in the blank. But none of us has the right to be God's child on our own merit, status, or position. God's grace gives us that right. This right came to us at great cost to God. Jesus came to earth, lived, died, and was raised from the dead. We receive this grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8-10). God gives us new birth as we trust in Jesus as Lord (Romans 10:9-10). And we get to be baptized into Christ Jesus and share in his death, burial, and resurrection (Romans 6:3-14). We are born a new child of God through the power of the Holy Spirit (John 3:3-7; Galatians 3:26-29; Titus 3:3-7). To be born of God, to be born from above, to be born "again" (John 3:3-7) means we are adopted as children into God's family with all the rights of heirs and as co-heirs with Christ Jesus (Romans 8:14-17; Galatians 4:1-7).
Mi oración
Abbá Padre, gracias por incluirme en tu familia. Que mi vida refleje tu influencia, carácter, misericordia, santidad, compasión, justicia y amor. Quiero ser como tú, Padre mío. Tal como nací en tu familia por el poder del Espíritu Santo, lléname de tu Espíritu hoy para que te refleje en todo lo que hago y digo hoy. En el nombre de mi hermano mayor Jesús, Amén.
My Prayer...
Abba Father, thank you for including me in your family. May my life today reflect your influence, character, mercy, holiness, compassion, righteousness, and love. I want to be like you, my Father. So just as I was born into your family by the power of the Holy Spirit, please fill me with your Spirit today so that I will reflect you in all I do and say this day. I want to be a child that reflects my Father's nature. In the name of my older brother Jesus, I pray. Amen.
