Pensamientos sobre el Verso de Hoy
"Ni un poco" ¿no desearías que esto fuera verdad? La iglesia a la que acudo y la persona que más veo cuando me miro al espejo no cumples con estas directivas. Si las tentaciones sexuales no nos alcanzan, la avaricia lo hará. En una cultura de evidente consumismo la avaricia me preocupa más que la inmoralidad o la impureza. No porque no me preocupe la inmoralidad, sino porque la avaricia se ha arraigado dentro nuestro. En esta temporada de dar, examinemos honestamente nuestros corazones acerca de lo que "queremos" "tenemos" y "poseemos".
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
"Not even a hint!" Hmmmm! The church I attend and the person I see most often in the mirror don't quite measure up to this directive of "not even a hint...! If the sexual saturation of our society doesn't get us or the impure things of our culture don't do us in, greed often does. In our world of conspicuous consumption, greed concerns me as much as the immorality and impurity of modern times because it is rooted in the same selfishness as those other temptations. It is not that I am unconcerned with sexual immorality or impurity but that we have become so calloused and blind to our own greed. In this season of giving, let's honestly examine our hearts about our "wanting," "getting," and "possessing." Let's choose to be people who share, care, and give thanks!
Mi oración
Perdóname, Señor Generoso, por mi avaricia y mi egoísmo. Por favor dame un corazón como el tuyo. Tú mostraste tu corazón cuando compartiste tu más preciado regalo con pecadores como yo. Ahora soy un niño en tu mesa y un heredero tuyo. Gracias por tu gracia. Por favor, querido Señor, bendíceme con tu espíritu que busca traerme un corazón generoso. En el nombre del mayor regalo de todos: Jesús. Amen.
My Prayer...
Forgive me, generous Lord, for my bouts with selfishness and greed. Please give me a heart like yours that is generous, gracious, and loving. You demonstrated your heart when you shared your most precious gift with sinners like me — your Son and my Savior, Jesus. Now, I am a child at your table and an heir of your inheritance in Jesus. Please, dear Lord, use your Spirit to stir me to be generous and gracious. In the name of the greatest gift of all, Jesus, I pray. Amen.
