Pensamientos sobre el Verso de Hoy
"No se quejen o discutan" Normalmente no asociamos esto con pureza o falta de culpa. Pablo era extremadamente cercano a los Filipenses y los conocía bien. Él sabía cuáles eran sus debilidades. También conocía el destructivo poder que las discusiones y quejas tienen en la vida de las comunidades cristianas. Hagamos caso a su advertencia hoy, mientras vemos como el negativo espíritu de la cultura moderna a tomada iglesia tras iglesia.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Don't complain or argue! We don't usually associate these things with purity and blamelessness, do we? Paul was extraordinarily close to these Philippians, and he knew them well. He knew their strengths and praised those strengths. He also knew their weaknesses and shortcomings. He knew the destructive power that complaining and arguing have on the life of an otherwise vibrant community of Christians. Let's heed his warning today, in our day, as we see church after church taken under by the negative and cynical spirit that pervades modern culture. We are meant to shine in our dark world of unbelief and unholiness as stars in the night sky, reminding others of "the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows" (James 1:16).
Mi oración
Perdóname y purifícame, oh Dios, de mi espíritu de conflicto. Por favor dame la fuerza a través de tu Espíritu para utilizar mi palabra solo para bendecir y construir, nunca para destruir o desalentar. En el nombre de Jesús, oro. Amen.
My Prayer...
Forgive and cleanse me, O God, for my sometimes argumentive spirit. Please empower me with your Spirit to use my speech only to bless and to build up, never to tear down or discourage. I want to be one of Jesus' lights in my world, leading people out of darkness. In Jesus' name, I ask this. Amen.
