Pensamento:
Um pouco de corrupção, um pouco de veneno e um pouco de podridão são todos contradições. Deus nos purificou e aperfeiçoou em Jesus. Que pensamento glorioso! Por que preferiríamos manchar sua perfeição com o mal?! Nosso Pai quer que nós nos dediquemos a Ele, e que vivamos como seu povo santo (Romanos 12:1-2; 1 Pedro 1:13-16).
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
A little corruption, a little poison, and a little rotten are not all that bad, are they? Of course, they are! God has made us pure and perfect in Jesus (Colossians 1:21-23). What a glorious thought! Why would we want to stain his perfection with what is evil, putrid, rotten, and detestable? Our Father wants us to dedicate ourselves to him and to live as his holy people (Romans 12:1-2; 1 Pet. 1:13-16). God wanted Israel under Moses to know that they MUST stay away from wicked things that God had slated for destruction. In case we want to dismiss this kind of warning, God had Paul write the first-century Christians:
It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God; and that in this matter no one should wrong or take advantage of a brother or sister. The Lord will punish all those who commit such sins, as we told you and warned you before. For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit.
...reject every kind of evil (1 Thessalonians 4:3-8; 5:22).
Oração:
Santo e Justo Deus, por favor, capacite-me para resistir à tentação e fugir do pecado. Dê-me um desejo mais ardente de amar e proteger a pureza que o Senhor me deu através do sacrifício de Jesus. Dê-me uma revulsão santa para o mal e maldade. Faça com que meu coração chegue mais perto do seu e dê-me uma paixão pela sua santidade. Obrigado por me santificar e me fazer precioso aos seus olhos. Em nome de Jesus. Amém.
My Prayer...
Holy and Righteous God, please empower me to resist temptation and to run away from sin. Give me a more passionate desire to cherish and protect the purity you have given me through the sacrifice of Jesus. Please give me a holy revulsion to evil and wickedness. Draw my heart closer to yours, and give me a passion for your holiness. Thank you for making me holy and precious in your sight. In Jesus' name, I commit my body to honor you. Amen.
