Pensamientos sobre el Verso de Hoy
Cuando el pueblo de Dios reconoció la profundidad de su pecado y el castigo por venir, se arrepintieron pidiendo su ayuda. Desafortunadamente, muchas veces nos escondemos o rehusamos a reconocer nuestro pecado, lejos de confesarlo y rechazarlo. "No es para tanto. Hay cosas peores." No debemos ver la confesión como una debilidad o humillación. Reconocer nuestro pecado y pedir el perdón de Dios nos permite limpiarnos de toda mancha y abrir nuestra puerta para que Dios utilice todo su poder sobre nosotros.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
When God's people realized the depth of their sin and their impending punishment by God, they repented and asked for his help. They didn't try to diminish the gravity of their sin. Instead, they threw themselves on the mercy of the Lord and his graciousness. Unfortunately, today, we often hide, avoid, rationalize, deny, blame, or skirt the seriousness of our sins. We don't like to admit them, much less confess them, and we sure don't seem to turn away from them. "It's not really all that bad. I know a lot of folks who do a lot worse things than I did," people often rationalize. As Jesus' followers, we must not view confession of sin as humiliation or weakness. Acknowledging our sins and asking for God's forgiveness, cleansing, and power open the door for him to use us mightily if we will look to him for our rescue and let him not only forgive us, but forgive us of all of our unrighteousness (1 John 1:8-9).
Mi oración
Perdóname, Padre Celestial, por mi pecado. Pido que lo saques de mi vida con la ayuda de tu Espíritu que transforma y purifica, mientras me ofrezco diariamente como sacrificio a ti. En el nombre de Jesús oro, Amen.
My Prayer...
Forgive me, Heavenly Father, for my sins. Please eradicate them from my life with the help of your transforming and purifying Spirit as I offer myself daily as a holy and living sacrifice to you. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
